Artistic Freedom in Cambodia: When Legal Safeguards Are Not Enough
about 19 months ago (09/22/2022)
Artistic Freedom in Cambodia: When Legal Safeguards Are Not Enough | ArtsEquator Skip to content In a country with a range of national and international laws to protect artistic rights, Reaksmey Yean questions the reality of freedom of expression for artists in Cambodia. In September 2020, Cambodian authorities arrested two young rappers, Kea Sokun and Long Putheara, over a lyric in their music, Khmer Land , released in April 2020. Viewed over 2.2 million times in the space of five months after its premiere, Khmer Land urges Cambodian youths to stand up to oppression and corruption, give up intoxication, and pay attention to territorial issues.