Journalists and human rights advocates have slammed the Cambodian government’s threats to close renowned local paper The Cambodia Daily and two U.S. funded independent radio stations as a barely veiled attempt to muzzle dissent in the run up to next year’s national elections. On Monday, Cambodia threatened to shutter the English-language newspaper if it failed to pay a $6.3 million tax bill by Sept.
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Topics: u.s on monday sept guardian prime minister hun sen deborah krisher-steele on twitter robin mcdowell pulitzer prize-winning human rights watch s phil robertson barton biggs robinmcdowell august khmer rouge u.s radio free asia voice america u.s cnn and u.s national democratic institute the ceo broadcasting board governors john f lansing at rfa voa cambodia u.s i hun sen daily asia shut country government tax paper news pay ordered run close muzzle leave smackdown deputy sources wednesday press
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