
Sothyroth Phon
@psothyroth
Research and advocacy consultant, freelance reporter and fixer base in Cambodia🦋🕊️
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07-06-2022 05:29:04
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The Bunong people of Mondulkiri's Laoka village are fighting the steep requirements to gain a communal land title as a way to protect their Indigenous identity and stop claims to their land. My first for CamboJA News with Meng Kroypunlok cambojanews.com/for-indigenous…



“Children do not start wars, and they cannot end them, but they always pay the highest price.” — Catherine Russell unicef.org/press-releases…




🏝️Within one decade, an unknown coastal village in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Delta has submerged a third of its area under the sea.💧This also means the diminishing of groundwater sources for residents. By Aung Myo Htut/DVB Earth Journalism Network Australian Water Partnership 🔗mekongeye.com/2024/07/15/gaw…





“REDD+ projects will be the new frontier of land conflict in #Cambodia,” predicts Diepart. “Like 15 years ago, indigenous communities will be at the mercy of the government's decisions, which has historically excluded them from its development strategy.” welthungerhilfe.org/global-food-jo…

It's unfortunate that Cambodian government doesn't value journalists. Bong Gerry Flynn, who I've known for years, is a journalist who has reported on environmental issues that few others have. He's also mentored many young journalists, myself included. #JournalismIsNotACrime





