Cambodia this week has seen an outpouring of support from journalists, media groups and embassies for Mech Dara, one of the country’s last remaining independent journalists, who recently was taken into custody and charged with incitement.

The U.S. is calling for the immediate release of a Cambodian journalist arrested on Monday and charged with incitement over recent social media posts. Mech Dara, who won an award from the U.S.

An award-winning journalist known for his work investigating human trafficking inside vast scam compounds has been arrested in Cambodia, as the country cracks down on media freedoms. Mech Dara was in a car with his family when he was arrested at a checkpoint on Monday.

The court said his posts were fake, contained edited pictures and were full of ill-intention intended to make people think bad of the government

Mech Dara, who has been honoured for his coverage of human trafficking in the cyber scam industry, was reportedly detained by authorities in Cambodia on Monday. He posted images on social media that were dubbed "fake" by officials.

A Cambodian court on Tuesday charged an investigative reporter known for exposing corruption and human trafficking, and whose arrest drew concern from rights groups and the U.S. government, with "inciting social unrest",

A Cambodian reporter who exposed online scams and corruption was charged with a criminal offense that could land him in prison for two years for material he posted on social media

Mech Dara, an award-winning Cambodian journalist who has reported extensively on human trafficking and corruption, has been arrested and charged with incitement. Dara, who has reported for the BBC, has been charged over five social media posts which could "incite social unrest",

The charge of incitement came after the United States punished a tycoon for what it said was his role in the scam compounds.

Cambodian military police said on Tuesday they have arrested an award-winning reporter known for investigating local corruption, trafficking and online scam centres, prompting concern from a prominent human rights group and the United States.