Elin

[The Diplomat @Diplomat_APAC]

One overlooked aspect pushing Southeast Asia's youth into methamphetamine use is not poverty, but the opposite: the breakneck speed of the economic boom. With long hours at grueling tasks, drugs “are necessary for the work,” says one meth user. https://t.co/NvUIXjocAU

[Matthew Tostevin @TostevinM]

"By arresting Mech Dara, the Cambodian government shows that it neither respects media freedom nor cares about efforts to investigate and clean up the burgeoning 'pig butchering' scam center enterprises operating with impunity" @Reaproy tells @Newsweek https://t.co/f2P6I3xyEa

[Igor Driesmans @EUAmbCambodia]

We are deeply troubled by the arrest of Mech Dara, a journalist with a
distinguished record of reporting on human trafficking.

The EU emphatically supports freedom of the press.

#MechDara

[Guardian Weekly @guardianweekly]

Award-winning Cambodian journalist Mech Dara arrested, say rights groups https://t.co/cjHJnfY8Sd

[Sebastian Strangio @sstrangio]

Awful news. Dara is a fantastic journalist, and has been responsible for a hefty percentage of the reporting on Cambodia's online scamming industry, including its connections to the country's political elite.

[J. Daniel Sims @jdanielsims]

My latest @Diplomat_APAC on the plight of a dear friend and personal hero @MechDara1 -- as @Dr_Hunmanet_PM's #Cambodia continues its freefall into total criminal autocracy.

https://t.co/OwF0fpYZSm

[Matthew Tostevin @TostevinM]

The @FCCThai is deeply concerned about the reported arrest and detention of Mech Dara @MechDara1, a leading Cambodian investigative journalist who had exposed human trafficking, environmental destruction and corruption. https://t.co/RlIBQNcubQ #JournalismIsNotACrime

[Cambodia Counter Trafficking in Persons @CTIPCambodia]

🔔 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.

[Reuters @Reuters]

Cambodian military police said they have arrested Mech Dara, an award-winning reporter known for investigating local corruption, trafficking and online scam centers, prompting concern from a prominent human rights group and the US https://t.co/q9jqHEhTjt

[Phil Robertson @Reaproy]

"The fact that 6 cars of gendarmes swooped in to arrest journalist Mech Dara is emblematic of the Cambodian government's repressive, over the top reaction to any sort of criticism from the media" says Phil Robertson, Director of Asia Human Rights & Labour Advocates (AHRLA) today

[Gerry Flynn @geraldrflynn]

Now would be a real good time for anyone who's ever claimed to care about press freedoms in Cambodia to help us find Mech Dara.

The award winning journalist was arrested yesterday, his whereabouts and wellbeing remains unknown.

https://t.co/XcGTcMejwP

[Radio Free Asia @RadioFreeAsia]

Award-winning Cambodian journalist Mech Dara, known for reporting on trafficking and cyberscam compounds, was arrested Monday in the country's southwest, according to rights groups and a journalists' association. His whereabouts remain unknown.

#Cambodia

https://t.co/NVIFCotOIS

[John Vink @vinkjohn]

According to CamboJA News the VERY independent journalist Mech Dara seems to have been arrested in Sre Ambel. May all his friends keep an eye on this.

[Elin @elin80]

@sturdyAlex Also she looks like she really wants to wash her hands afterwards.

[Michael Kelly @michaeljkellyjr]

Nailed it ⁦@NewYorker⁩

[Elin @elin80]

Är det för sent att rösta på @fouadyoucefi och hans skärm? 🇪🇺

[Elin @elin80]

@MerriamWebster If consternation isn't a collective noun for something, it should be.

[Elin @elin80]

Greetings from Malmö - this is a wildly inaccurate description of the protests, which were calling for a boycott of Israel and of the Eurovision Song Contest. A small fraction of the protesters misbehaved and were dealt with by the police but overall the protests were peaceful.

[David Frum @davidfrum]

"You signed the Harper's letter defending free speech, and yet you express horror at thousands of people assembling in Malmo to trample and maybe lynch an Israeli singer. Isn't that hypocritical?"

[Elin @elin80]

@Simoinfinite @MerriamWebster But is there a connection between 'heart' and 'hinge' then? I'm sorry, I just want to understand! 🙂