CSOs, unions call for release of former monk jailed over private Messenger chat

Fifty civil society organisations, unions and grassroots community groups have issued a joint statement calling for the immediate release of citizen journalist Chea Vuthy. A former monk, Vuthy was sentenced to 18 months in prison for comments he made in a private Messenger group chat of about 20 people. The statement argued that the conviction [...]

By Raksmey Hong