The War On News

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Claim

Claim 583

The license was announced revoked the Sunday after the article ran and took effect Monday morning despite a second apology.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
The license was announced revoked the Sunday after the article ran and took effect Monday morning despite a second apology.
Field
action
Value
license revoked, February 13, 2023
About
incident 2023-cambodia-shutters-voice-of-democracy
Source
Cambodian authorities shutter Voice of Democracy news outlet
Publisher
Committee to Protect Journalists
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2023-02-13

Quotation from the source

Hun Sen 'replied on Facebook saying he was standing by his closure order.'