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Cambodia’s Hun Sen shuts down independent media outlet

People came out in support of Voice of Democracy after Hun Sen ordered it closed [Suy Se/AFP]

Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has shut down one of the country’s few remaining independent media outlets, with human rights organisations condemning the decision as a politically-motivated attack on the free press.

Following orders from Hun Sen, the government revoked the licence for Voice of Democracy (VOD) on Monday with access to VOD’s Khmer and English language websites blocked by some internet service providers within the country.

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