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Rights group laments online speech arrests


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Citing the government’s increased policing of the internet, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights called for those who have been wrongfully detained over online comments to be immediately released in a new report.

The report, issued late last week, says that since August 2015, at least seven people have been arrested for online comments, and at least 23 additional individuals have been publicly threatened based on views expressed on social media.

CCHR wants to draw attention to both the overall trend as well as the distinctions between certain cases, said Pat de Brun, legal consultant for CCHR.

read more: http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rights-group-laments-online-speech-arrests

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