A Cambodian woman working as a maid in Malaysia has been deported to her homeland and subsequently arrested over comments she posted on social media criticising Cambodian government leaders.
The Malaysia n government led by Anwar Ibrahim deported the maid after she criticised the government of Hun Manet .
Human rights groups have criticised several South-East Asian governments for helping each other harass, detain and deport political dissidents in exile. She was charged with incitement to commit a felony or cause social disorder and incitement to discriminate on the basis of race religion or nationality, he said.Nuon Toeun is neither an opposition leader nor a well-known activist.
The attack on a Melbourne Cambodian-Australian visiting his homeland sets a worrying precedent according to community leaders and prompts activists to cancel upcoming travel plans. It said in a statement that she was working legally in Malaysia and had committed no crime except expressing her opinions.
It called Dara an "internationally respected journalist," citing the 2023 award and his work advocating for freedom of expression in Cambodia. Cambodian freelance journalist Mech Dara was arrested on Monday while driving with his family to the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh.He was arrested a day earlier by military police who stopped his car at a highway toll booth on the border of Koh Kong and Sihanouk provinces in the south-west of the country, the statement said.
Malaysia Maid Journalist Deported Arrested Detained Jail Freedom Of Speech Hun Sun Hun Manet Mech Dara
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