News Update 5th Feb 2025
News Update 5th Feb 2025 Press Freedom in Cambodia British investigative journalist Gerald Flynn, associated with environmental news outlet Mongabay, has been barred from entering Cambodia. Flynn was blacklisted on November 25, 2024, and denied entry on January 5, 2025. His involvement in a France24 documentary scrutinizing carbon offsetting practices in Cambodia led to governmental backlash over alleged dissemination of false information. Organizations such as Human Rights Watch and the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand have condemned this action, viewing it as a significant assault on journalistic freedom. The incident underscores a broader decline in press freedom within Cambodia, marked by increased arrests, lawsuits, harassment, and violence against journalists. The government has yet to comment on the ban. U.S. Postal Service Halts Parcel Shipments from China The U.S. Postal Service has announced an immediate suspension of parcel shipments originating from Chin...