Cambodia Supreme Court upholds treason convictions of 2 journalists, raising press freedom questions
Constitutional questions test judicial philosophy as Americans debate the role of unelected judges.
Source: Jurist
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Cambodia’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld the treason convictions and 14-year prison sentences of journalists Phorn Sopheap and Pheap Pheara, according to local media. The court rejected the journalists’ final appeal in a case that rights organizations and press groups have claimed is criminalizing reporting.
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