UNESCO chief condemns killing of Cambodian journalist

20 October 2014
Global Post
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Irina Bokova / Khmer Journalist for Democracy Association / Taing Try / UNESCO Cambodia

Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova has denounced the killing of journalist Taing Try in Cambodia on Oct. 12 and urged the authorities to ensure that those responsible are punished for their crime. … Taing Try, 49, a freelance journalist for several local newspapers and a member of the Khmer Journalist for Democracy Association, was shot dead while investigating illegal logging in the Kratie province of eastern Cambodia. …

 Global Post News Staff
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