We, the undersigned civil society organizations, media associations, and human rights defenders, are dismayed by the arbitrary arrest and indictment of environmental journalist Uk Mao, indisputably carried out in response to his reporting on deforestation. Uk Mao is in pretrial detention in Stung Treng prison on charges of incitement to commit a felony and public defamation. We call for Mao’s immediate and unconditional release from prison and the charges against him to be dropped.
Read full joint statement: [Joint Statement on the Arrest of Ouk Mao-ENG-21-02-25]
