Thun Bun Ly
Year: 1996
Nationality: Cambodia
Killed by: Government Officials
Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Press organization: Odom K'tek Khmer
What's Thun Bun Ly's story?
Bun Ly, a writer and former editor of the opposition newspaper Odom K’tek Khmer, was fatally shot while riding a motorcycle in central Phnom Penh. The journalist was appealing two convictions on charges of defamation and disinformation for criticizing the government in articles and cartoons. The paper was ordered closed by the government in May 1995.
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