Cambodia: rapper harassed over viral song
Event- Country
- Cambodia
- Initial Date
- May 13, 2019
- Event Description
24-year-old rapper Chhun Dymey is confronted by two police officers in Siem Reap who demand to see his birth certificate, job and family book. Dymey had recently released a song – “This Society” – lashing out at widespread social injustice including corruption, the plight of poor communities and ongoing land disputes. Dymey later took the song down from his social media accounts.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Man
- Violation
- Intimidation and Threats
- Rights Concerned
- Online
- Right to healthy and safe environment
- HRD
- Artist
- Perpetrator-State
- Police
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 13.356049143756692
Longitude: 103.85385867839327
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 13 May 2019, Chhun Dymey, rapper and artist, was harassed and questioned by the police over a song about social issues such as corruption and land-grabbing, which he later took down in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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