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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11847

25 August 2017
NEWS BRIEFS / Cambodia
EU reiterates importance of media freedom

24/08/2017 (Agence Europe)On Wednesday 23 August, the spokesperson for the European External Action Service (EEAS) underlined the importance of press freedom in Cambodia, at a time when Cambodia Daily, which is known for its critical investigations, is threatened with closure by the government.  The Cambodian government argues that the newspaper owes around €5 million in unpaid tax, which is due before 4 September.  "A free media is an important underpinning of pluralist democracy",...