FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 28, 2013
WASHINGTON,
DC – The following statement from Radio Free Asia is in response to the
Cambodian Ministry of Information’s directive banning all FM stations
from broadcasting foreign-based news in Khmer language a month ahead of
the July elections:
The Cambodian government's decision to ban
Radio Free Asia and other international radio programming from FM
stations during the election campaign period is the most sweeping and
stunning frontal assault on media freedom in Cambodia in recent memory.
The Ministry of Information's directive doesn't stem from complaints of
programming irregularities, but rather is a blatant strategy to silence
the types of disparate and varied voices that characterize an open and
free society. Unfettered access to diverse, accurate, election
information provides the foundation for fair and free elections, and
Prime Minister Hun Sen's decision represents a major regression in the
march towards democracy and freedom in Cambodia. Radio Free Asia remains
committed to bringing objective, accurate and balanced election
coverage to the people of Cambodia at this critical time and will do so
on every delivery platform available.
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