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A senior Ministry of Information official has refuted as “incorrect” a statement made by the Cambodian Centre for Human Right (CCHR) which asserted that independent media in Cambodia has been “targeted”. The rebuttal was made by Ministry of Information spokesperson Meas Sophorn following a statement issued by CCHR on April 27 in the run-up to World Press Freedom Day on May 13.

Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith has voiced support for the promotion of press freedom in Cambodia, but expressed disappointment with countries he said were guilty of “double standards”, according to the Phnom Penh municipal information department.

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She is set to open the 2022 World Press Freedom Day conference in Arusha convened by eastern Africa editors.