Cambodia uses Covid-19 to arrest activists — even teenagers
Human Rights Watch says the country has arrested 17 people — including a 14-year-old girl for voicing her fear of the virus online
24 March 2020 - 12:58
Phnom Penh — The Cambodian government has used the coronavirus outbreak to lock up opposition activists and others voicing concern about the government’s response to the virus, US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday.
Seventeen people have been arrested since late January for sharing information about the coronavirus in Cambodia, including four members or supporters of the dissolved opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), according to HRW...
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