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James Welsh

@HackWelsh

Freelance editor. Former hack with The Cambodia Daily and Al Jazeera English.

Joined December 2011
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Journalist Mech Dara has been released on bail after almost a month in detention for incitement following social media posts deemed to be provocative. cambodianess.com/article/jou…

Journalist Mech Dara Freed on Bail

PHNOM PENH – Journalist Mech Dara has been released on bail after almost a month in detention for incitement following social media posts deemed to be ...

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Mech Dara: Award-winning journalist who exposed cyberscams is arrested

Mech Dara: Award-winning journalist who exposed cyberscams is arrested

Mech Dara faces up to two years in jail after being charged with inciting unrest on social media.

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The Cambodian regime’s catch-all, crush-all law: “Criminal incitement” for your tweets. They are throwing the book at the brave Mech Dara.
Chansamnang Sim (@chansamnang_sim) profile pictureChansamnang Sim@chansamnang_sim1 Oct 2024
The Phnom Penh court already confirmed to pre-trial detention of Mr. Mech Dara in Phnom Penh. He is charged with criminal incitement for the social media posts on September 20, 23, 26, 28, and 29, 2024.
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An old colleague, friend and fearless journalist was arrested in Cambodia for doing his job. @MechDara1 needs to be released now.
Cambodia Counter Trafficking in Persons (@CTIPCambodia) profile pictureCambodia Counter Trafficking in Persons@CTIPCambodia1 Oct 2024
🔔 Important Notice 🔔Our friend, media and counter-trafficking colleague Mech Dara today reportedly was arrested by law enforcement agents as he was traveling with his family. Cambodia CTIP stands publicly in its support for this great person and anti-trafficking hero.
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Really sad to see another giant of independent media in Southeast Asia shut down.
Southeast Asia Globe (@SEA_GLOBE) profile pictureSoutheast Asia Globe@SEA_GLOBE1 Sep 2023
It is with a heavy heart that today we announce the suspension of editorial operations at Southeast Asia Globe, taking effect at the end of September. Please take a moment to read the message from our team and how we came to this decision. southeastasiaglobe.com/goodb…
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A small town in Kansas has become a battleground over the First Amendment, after the local police force and county sheriff’s deputies raided the office of the Marion County Record, a family-owned paper with a circulation of about 4,000. nyti.ms/3s5wcZz
Raid of Small Kansas Newspaper Raises Free Press Concerns (Published 2023)

Raid of Small Kansas Newspaper Raises Free Press Concerns (Published 2023)

The search of The Marion County Record’s office led to the seizure of computers, servers and cellphones of reporters and editors.

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As many as 43,000 people are estimated to have died in Somalia last year as a result of the east African nation’s worst drought in more than four decades. And 34,200 more could die in the first half of this year. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Somalia Drought Claimed as Many as 43,000 Lives Last Year

Somalia Drought Claimed as Many as 43,000 Lives Last Year

As many as 43,000 people are estimated to have died in Somalia last year as a result of the east African nation’s worst drought in more than four decades, according to the government and United...

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“If we reinforce in Chiang Rai, they move to Chiang Mai. They monitor where we deploy and change their routes.” -an officer with Thailand’s elite anti-narcotics Pha Muang Task Force army unit. @doyle_kevin aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/2/…

‘Tip of the spear’: Battling the Golden Triangle’s drug lords

A low-intensity but bloody battle is being fought to contain the flow of drugs from Southeast Asia's 'Golden Triangle'.

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Cambodia: 'Every newsroom I work in gets silenced'

Cambodia: 'Every newsroom I work in gets silenced'

VOD is the latest in a line of independent media outlets to be stifled in Cambodia.

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Cambodia’s Leader Shuts Independent News Outlet Ahead of Election nytimes.com/2023/02/13/world…
Cambodia’s Leader Shuts Independent News Outlet Ahead of Election (Published 2023)

Cambodia’s Leader Shuts Independent News Outlet Ahead of Election (Published 2023)

The leader, Hun Sen, was not satisfied with an apology he received from the outlet after it wrote about his son, a lieutenant general.

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Wednesday was a rough day for CNN. Today will be even worse. poynter.org/commentary/2022/…
Severe layoffs are underway at CNN - Poynter

Severe layoffs are underway at CNN - Poynter

Plus, prime ministers give the perfect responses to a horrible question, and a hockey player gives the perfect response to an ugly comment

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Chinese Unrest Over Lockdown Upends Global Economic Outlook (Published 2022)

Chinese Unrest Over Lockdown Upends Global Economic Outlook (Published 2022)

Growing protests in the world’s biggest manufacturing nation add a new element of uncertainty atop the Ukraine war, an energy crisis and inflation.

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China sticks with zero-COVID policy as quarantine video causes outrage aje.io/492oey
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Enjoyed talking to @HackWelsh for this. He is bringing years of knowledge and experience to new project
James Welsh (@HackWelsh) profile pictureJames Welsh@HackWelsh5 Oct 2022
"We cannot ignore the broader political and economic climate that incentivizes and encourages giving bad information with little or no penalties for doing so." - @quinnfergal #journalism #fakenews angryeditor.substack.com/p/f…
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Simon Marks@MarksSimon5 Oct 2022
Ethiopia’s government accepted an invitation by the African Union to talks about ending the nation’s two-year civil war. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Ethiopian Government Accepts African Union Invite to Peace Talks

Ethiopia’s government accepted an invitation by the African Union to talks about ending the nation’s two-year civil war.

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"We cannot ignore the broader political and economic climate that incentivizes and encourages giving bad information with little or no penalties for doing so." - @quinnfergal #journalism #fakenews angryeditor.substack.com/p/f…
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4 years today since Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered. Still no justice.
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