Authoritarian overreach is re-defining itself across West Africa, fuelled by armed conflicts, military coups, and electoral manipulation and violence, as the region experiences a decline in democracy. Notably, repressive governments are increasingly turning to content moderation laws as the newest tools for gagging the press and stifling free speech on the
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Cambodia Media Under Siege
Revocation of operating licences for media houses, threats on journalists’ with dissenting voices coupled with self-censorship are among some of the threats on the independence of the industry in Cambodiaahead of the 23 July elections, according to reports. Media right campaigners, the Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM), Cambodian Journalists Alliance