Statement

Joint Statement: New Prakas Lacks Consultation, Further Restricts Media Freedom

Joint StatementNew Prakas Lacks Consultation, Further Restricts Media FreedomPhnom Penh, 15 December 2025 We, the undersigned media and civil society organisations, are dismayed by the Ministry of Information’s new Prakas on “Qualifications and Journalistic Professionalism,” issued on 27 November 2025, alongside the recent changes to press card requirements. Taken together, these measures will make reporting more difficult, more dangerous, and further constrict an already fragile media landscape. The Prakas introduces an extensive licensing and qualification system covering not only newsrooms, but ...