Statement

JOINT STATEMENT Re-open STT’s Photo Exhibition and Hold Authorities to Accoun

We, the undersigned, are disappointed by the actions of the Sangkat Nirouth Police Station inKhan Chbar Ampov, Phnom Penh, which ordered the owner of Champei Garden Restaurantto stop displaying photographs that were part of an exhibition by Sahmakum Teang Tnaut(STT). The authorities provided no reason or justification for their actions.The topic of the photo exhibition was Housing and Life, and it had opened on 25 February2024. It aimed to highlight the ongoing concerns and challenges facing Cambodia’s urban poorcommunities, with the purpose of finding solutions.The dismantling of STT’s photo exhibition wi...