CPJ signs joint statement calling for release of Cambodian journalists Phon Sopheap and Pheap Phara

CPJ signs joint statement calling for release of Cambodian journalists Phon Sopheap and Pheap Phara

The Committee to Protect Journalists on Friday joined 15 local and international partners in a joint statement calling for the release of imprisoned Cambodian journalists Phon Sopheap and Pheap Phara. The journalists were each sentenced to 14 years in prison for treason on December 17, 2025, under Section 445 of the criminal code for “supplying a foreign state with information prejudicial to national defense.” On March 26, the journalists’ appea…