Media experts fear online restrictions in Vietnam, Cambodia

9 May 2014
VOA Khmer
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Access / Democracy and Human Rights and Labo / Do Hoang Diem / Jon Fox / Reporters Without Borders / Viet Tan advocacy group

Media experts warn that Vietnam continues to restrict social media, and Cambodia could be following suit. At a forum in Washington to mark World Press Freedom Day on May 3, panelists said online and traditional media activities have been restricted by Vietnamese authorities. The forum, called “Towards a Free Media in Vietnam,” was organized by Radio Free Asia and Reporters Without Borders. … And the problem is not restricted to Vietnam. Cambodia, too, is seeing more political activity online—and more crackdowns, said Jon Fox, of the advocacy group Access. … Cambodian land and labor disputes are increasingly discussed online, and that is prompting a reaction, he [Jon Fox] said. “We have seen blog spots being shut down, we have seen the Internet blacked out,” he said. “We’ve seen that in Cambodia. This is a problem, and this is a negative impact on human rights and the ability of people to express themselves to realize their basic human rights.”

 Sok Khemara,
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/media-experts-fear-online-restrictions-in-vietnam-cambodia/1910603.html