Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Journalists plan to hold a non-violent demonstration

Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata


About 150 local and international journalists plan to hold a non-violent demonstration in front of the ministry of Justice and the Phnom Penh municipal court on 22 June to appeal for justice for journalists and other innocent people whose rights have been abused, The Mekong Times reported. The announcement for the demonstration plan by the journalists took place after Dam Sith, the editor-in-chief of the Moneaksekar Khmer newspaper and other journalists were jailed this year. Ek Visarakhun, the secretary-general of the Cambodian Press Council (CPC), said on 16 June that his group sent a request to the city hall and informed all the authorities involved to hold the peaceful and non-violent demonstration in front of the ministry of Justice and the Phnom Penh municipal court. Dr. Pung Chiv Kek, executive director of the Licadho human rights group, said that it is a good thing that journalists in Cambodia appeal to end the pressure and rights violations by those holding power.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

We must jail all Ah Scam Rainxy clan who's going to make Cambodia bad to deterred jobs from the people and to cause them to continue to suffer.

Anonymous said...

This is a great initiative....we are the lover of democracy and the principle of the laws, we have to shoulder to exercise our rights and mentality.

Cambodia has to deserve better than puppet administration.

KY

Anonymous said...

God damn it! We'll arrest them all, and incarcerate them in Prey Sor, if they policized the upcoming event.

Anonymous said...

We must jail all Ah Hun Sen clan (CPP : Communist Pro youn Party) who's going to sell Cambodia land to neighboring countries and to cause Khmer people to continue to suffer.

Anonymous said...

HUN SEN are the frog in the well , he don't know what happend to the free beutiful world out there , It time for all the journalists to show this frog in the well ,that the world are free beutiful and well educated .

Anonymous said...

You fuck with us, we'll throw your ass in jail. Think before you do anything unlawful in our country, because Prey Sor awaits you.