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Minister touts press freedom

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Journalist Lay Samean of Voice of Democracy after being beaten by municipal security personnel in May. Yesterday Khieu Kanharith said press freedom in Cambodia is better than other ASEAN countries. PHOTO SUPPLIED

Following a meeting with an ASEAN official on Tuesday, Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith said that the Cambodian press has greater freedom than most of its Southeast Asian counterparts.

But according to a media watchdog, Kanhariths statement while technically accurate ignores alarming increases in impunity for those who threaten journalists in the Kingdom over the last year.

After his meeting in Phnom Penh with Prasit Sangrungrueng, secretary-general of the Union of Media of the ASEAN (UMA), Kanharith wrote on his official Facebook page that Cambodian journalists shout that press freedom in Cambodia is going down, but during ASEAN meetings, [visiting representatives] are pleasantly surprised because Cambodia has more press freedom than other countries and this is the truth.

The Kingdoms press-freedom ranking dropped one spot from last year to 144th out of 179 countries, according to the 2014 World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders earlier this year.

The country, however, fared better than most ASEAN countries, namely Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Laos and Vietnam.

But its press freedom state is worse than last year and the main factor that is threatening [it] is the state of impunity, said Cambodian Center of Independent Media spokesperson Sor Sorthy, adding that foreign and local media face the same threats.

Thirteen reporters have been killed since 1993 but no one has been convicted for the killings, according to Sorthy.

So far, three Cambodia-based reporters Taing Try, Dave Walker and Suon Chan have died in 2014.

Last year, before Julys national elections, the Ministry of Information implemented a five-day ban on election-related radio coverage. Several journalists were also injured during protests at Wat Phnom in September and Freedom Park in December.

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CHRIS ROCK Reveals 9/11 Secrets! New Freedom Tower Opens ONE GOD HOUR After Twin Towers! – Video

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CHRIS ROCK Reveals 9/11 Secrets! New Freedom Tower Opens ONE GOD HOUR After Twin Towers!
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Visit Budapest, Hungary: Things to do in Budapest – The Capital of Freedom – Video

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Visit Budapest, Hungary: Things to do in Budapest - The Capital of Freedom
Visit Budapest - Top 10 Things which can be done in Budapest. What you can visit in Budapest - Most visited touristic attractions of Budapest City Park A public park close to the centre. It...

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Candidate Linda Small campaigns in her home of New Freedom with campaign workers. #yorkvote @ydrcom – Video

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Candidate Linda Small campaigns in her home of New Freedom with campaign workers. #yorkvote @ydrcom
Candidate Linda Small campaigns in her home of New Freedom with campaign workers. #yorkvote @ydrcom By: Flint McColgan Published on: November 5, 2014 Source: http://www.tout.com/m/8i65lr.

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Britain's Prince Charles urges religious freedom, tolerance

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Britain's Prince Charles has called on governments around the world to do more to ensure religious freedom.

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(CNN) -- Britain's Prince Charles has called on governments around the world to do more to ensure religious freedom and urged religious leaders to promote tolerance between people of different faiths.

In a video message recorded to accompany the release of a new report on religious freedom, Charles said current events in Iraq and Syria -- where Sunni extremist group ISIS has been massacring people of other faiths and sectarian tensions have flared -- were "horrendous and heartbreaking."

"We've learned with mounting despair of the expulsion of Christians, Muslims and Yazidis from towns and cities that their ancestors have occupied for centuries," he said.

"It is an indescribable tragedy that Christianity is now under such threat in the Middle East, an area where Christians have lived for 2,000 years and across which Islam spread in 700 A.D., with people of different faiths living together peaceably for centuries."

The report, by Roman Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, highlights the plight of Christians in particular, saying they "remain the most persecuted faith in the world."

It adds that "Muslims also face serious persecution; often from other Muslims who do not share their exact same beliefs," while Jews in parts of Western Europe are increasingly feeling threatened, prompting many to move to Israel.

Prince Charles, who is heir to the British throne, pointed out that the issue of religious intolerance also affects some African nations and many countries across Asia.

But some hope can be found in the efforts of certain communities and faith leaders who work to overcome division and hatred, and seek instead to engage in interfaith dialogue, he said.

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Freedom ousts Fairview girls from PIAA soccer playoffs

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The Freedom girls soccer team had virtually no PIAA playoff experience heading into Tuesday's match against Fairview.

The Bulldogs looked like a veteran team in a big situation.

Freedom jumped on Fairview with two goals in the first 18 minutes and hung on against a second-half surge to upset the Tigers 3-2 in a PIAA Class A first-round match in front of 100 fans at Veterans Stadium.

"We gave too much away in the first half," Fairview coach Lyndsay Voriska said. "We couldn't get it all back in the second half. We changed things up and changed our formation. It definitely helped, but it wasn't enough."

Freedom (14-9-0), which reached its first WPIAL final last week and earned its first PIAA playoff win Tuesday, moves on to the quarterfinals Saturday.

The Bulldogs wasted no time during the afternoon match as Lyndsey Kauffman found Alexa Schwab for a goal in the fifth minute. Freedom extended its lead to 2-0 in the 18th minute when Kauffman found Taylor Petroff, who launched a deep shot to the top of the net.

"We told the girls we needed to score first with the wind behind us in the first half," Freedom coach Colin Williams said. "I was disappointed we gave one back in the first half, but we survived. We didn't play well last week in the WPIAL final and needed to get back to playing good soccer. We played tough and I think we deserved this one."

Freedom nearly scored again on a corner kick with 20 minutes left but it finally cashed in on one 3 minutes later. Petroff launched a corner to the middle of the box, which Kauffman headed in to make it 3-0 Bulldogs.

Fairview (19-2-0) responded immediately as Jordyn Sanner ripped a deep shot less than one minute later to get the Tigers on the board.

In the second half, Mya Fanazini set up Antonia Piazza, who scored from 30 yards out to cut the Freedom lead to 3-2.

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