# Cambodia

Government actions against journalists in Cambodia

[RSF 2026 rank: 151st of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index). World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF); rank 1 is the freest.

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

Cambodia is in South-eastern Asia, Asia. The record holds 1 incident in which the government of Cambodia, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.

## Tactics used

- [Funding and ownership pressure: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=KH&tactic=funding_and_ownership_pressure), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/funding_and_ownership_pressure
- [Licensing and closure of outlets: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=KH&tactic=outlet_licensing), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/outlet_licensing

## Heads of government at the time

- [Hun Sen: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/hun-sen)

## Incidents by year

### 2017

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 4, 2017 | [Cambodia's government forces the closure of The Cambodia Daily with a disputed multimillion-dollar tax bill](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2017-cambodia-daily-closed-tax-bill) | [Licensing and closure of outlets](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/outlet_licensing) | Silence | [Hun Sen](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/hun-sen) | Sustained (September 4, 2017) |

Ladders: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders. Timeline: https://thewaronnews.com/timeline/country/kh.

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