Cambodia jails another government critic for defamation

Man given 2-year sentence over Facebook post

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The activist sentenced on Nov. 21 was earlier jailed for 18 months on similar charges for a satirical video he posted on social media parodying a speech by former Prime Minister Hun Sen. © Reuters

(Reuters) -- A court in Cambodia on Thursday sentenced activist Ny Nak to two years in prison for incitement and defamation, authorities and his lawyer said, the latest jailing of a dissident critical of the government.

At least two dozen government critics, from environmental and labor activists to opposition politicians and journalists, were arrested in Cambodia in the first seven months of this year, a sharp increase on 2023, according to human rights monitor Licadho.

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