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A phone for safety, a home still unsafe: the changing face of violence against women in Cambodia

A new nationwide study, published in PLOS One on March 23, drawing on data from nearly 6,000 women in the 2021–2022 Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey between the ages of 15 to 49, offers one of the clearest recent pictures of how violence inside the ...

Sonny Inbaraj Krishnan
https://cambodianess.com/article/a-phone-for-safety-a-home-still-unsafe-the-changing-face-of-violence-against-women-in-cambodia

The Ministry of Information spokesperson considers Meas Sara's behavior and report as lacking dignity and disrespecting women

Today, social media users have criticized the actions of Mr. Meas Sara, who conducted a live broadcast featuring women standing along Veng Sreng Road. Regarding the actions and reporting of this male journalist, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Information stated that his behavior reflects ...

Thmey Thmey
https://thmeythmey.com/detail/157457

Cambodia highlights gender justice efforts at UN Women

Cambodia remains determined to advance gender equality and widen access to justice for women and girls, the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations Headquarters was told on Wednesday. ...

Taing Rinith
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501864931/cambodia-highlights-gender-justice-efforts-at-un-women/

Man, 24, accused of aggravated rape and distributing child sexual abuse material

A 24-year-old Cambodian man has been charged with aggravated rape and the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) linked to at least 21 victims aged five to 16 in Siem Reap province, with investigations ongoing to close the net on a suspected ...

Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/man-24-accused-of-aggravated-rape-and-distributing-child-sexual-abuse-material

Helpline records 1,520+ reports for support related to online child sexploitation

The scale of online exploitation in Cambodia has been highlighted with the Country Director of the AusCam Freedom Project, Ngorn Sokleap, stating that since it launched its helpline in 2020, the organisation has received 1,527 calls and messages, with more than 200 life-saving crisis interventions ...

Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/helpline-records-1520-reports-for-support-related-to-online-child-sexploitation

Online scams cost Cambodians $45 million in 2025 as official warns of suicide risk

Cambodian citizens lost more than $45 million to domestic online scams in 2025, a senior government official revealed yesterday, warning that the psychological toll of digital extortion has driven some victims to suicide.​ ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501847531/online-scams-cost-cambodians-45-million-in-2025-as-official-warns-of-suicide-risk/

MPTC Minister meets new UN Resident Coordinator to discuss digital technology and cooperation

Cambodia’s Minister of Post and Telecommunications, Chea Vandeth, met with Vladanka Andreeva, the newly appointed United Nations Resident Coordinator in Cambodia, to discuss digital technology development and bilateral cooperation at the ministry on Tuesday.​ ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501847721/mptc-minister-meets-new-un-resident-coordinator-to-discuss-digital-technology-and-cooperation/

MoWA, World Bank strengthen cooperation on gender equality and women’s empowerment

Dr Ing Kantha Phavi, Minister of Women’s Affairs, yesterday received a courtesy call and held a working discussions with Tania Meyer, Country Manager of the World Bank in Cambodia, to further strengthen strategic cooperation in promoting gender equality, and women’s empowerment. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501839706/mowa-world-bank-strengthen-cooperation-on-gender-equality-and-womens-empowerment/

NGOs urge stronger digital crackdown after Telegram child pornography arrest

After authorities arrested a 43-year-old Cambodian man on suspicion of distributing child pornography on Telegram, child rights experts and NGOs warn that stronger digital enforcement and mental health support for survivors are still urgently needed in the fight against the growing crime. ...

Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/ngos-urge-stronger-digital-crackdown-after-telegram-child-pornography-arrest

Man arrested for rape, production and distribution of child sexual abuse material in Cambodia

A Joint Task Force, comprising members of the Ministry of Interior, Cambodian National Police Anti-Human Trafficking and Juvenile Protection Department, United States Homeland Security Investigations, the Child Protection Unit (CPU), Internet Crimes Office (ICAC) and Kompong Chhnang Police Command have arrested a male Kompong Chhnang ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501799657/man-arrested-for-rape-production-and-distribution-of-child-sexual-abuse-material-in-cambodia/

Stop Online Harm to combat TFGBV in Cambodia through a survivor-centred approach

Stop Online Harm (SOH), a new women-led platform to empower and support survivors of technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV), has been launched with the aim of giving a voice to the many victims of online harm who stay silent in a rapidly growing digital landscape. ...

Sivphing Chong
https://kiripost.com/stories/stop-online-harm-to-combat-tfgbv-in-cambodia-through-a-survivor-centred-approach

Cambodia confronts rising violence against women across homes, workplaces and online

Despite global campaigns calling for action, Cambodian women continue to face a relentless spectrum of violence—from domestic killings and factory harassment to digital violations—as seen in recent cases, including the brutal murder of a pregnant wife to the online circulation of a female content creator’s ...

Thang Sinorn
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-confronts-rising-violence-against-women-across-homes-workplaces-and-online

Retreating is not safety: how Cambodia drives women out of civic spaces

In Cambodia, survivors of digital violence are increasingly disengaging from digital platforms or stepping down from leadership in women-led organizations. This retreat from civic space is not a side effect; it is the intended result of technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) against women journalists and human ...

James Gomez
https://thediplomat.com/2025/07/retreating-is-not-safety-how-cambodia-drives-women-out-of-civic-spaces/

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