Cyrille Charpentier
cyrillecharpentier.bsky.social
Cyrille Charpentier
@cyrillecharpentier.bsky.social
Journalist in South East Asia
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Chhoeung Chheng, a Cambodian journalist covering environmental and forest issues, was shot and killed by a suspected illegal logger in Siem Reap province. Suspect has been apprehended and confessed.

This has not been a good year for journos or the environment in Cambodia.
Alleged Shooter of Siem Reap Journalist Said To Be An Illegal Logger
Police arrested the suspect who confessed he shot journalist Chhoeung Chheng due to a personal conflict, which the victim’s editor said was known as an illegal logger in the area. Chheng had written a...
kiripost.com
December 7, 2024 at 2:38 AM
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I spoke to @france24.bsky.social about our @hrw.org investigation into Indigenous rights abuses at one of the world's largest carbon offsetting projects, located in Cambodia. Our efforts to pursue accountability for rights violations are ongoing - watch this space. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZr3...
November 26, 2024 at 11:39 AM
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@mongabay.bsky.social & myself were feat'd in @france24.bsky.social's documentary on carbon credits in Cambodia. Also feat'd: Ouch Leng and Tat Oudom, environmental activists who were detained on Nov. 23 while continuing to investigate the illegal logging that REDD+ proponents aim to stop.
Real carbon, false credits? Investigating mass deforestation in Cambodia • FRANCE 24 English
YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English
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November 25, 2024 at 7:17 AM
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Environmental activists Men Mat, Prum Mao, Tat Oudom, Out Latin, Heng Sros and Ouch Leng (L-R) walk free!

A rare win in Cambodia to see activists arrested and then released without charge.

Full story coming on Mongabay soon 👀
November 25, 2024 at 11:06 AM
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* @cyrillecharpentier.bsky.social reports for @france24.bsky.social on continuing
#Cambodia deforestation. Activist and journalist @geraldrflynn.bsky.social exposes the failure of carbon credit purchases to protect the forests #video www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
November 23, 2024 at 5:15 PM
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Bangkok Civil Court has dismissed the case against NSO's Pegasus spyware being used against Thai activist Jatupat Boonpattararaksa

It's been reported that quite a number of activists in Thailand have been subjected to Pegasus spyware attacks. Violating their right to privacy.
Thailand: Dismissal of case against NSO's Pegasus spyware an 'alarming' setback in fight against unlawful surveillance
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November 21, 2024 at 11:53 AM
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KNDO/KNLA fighters and soldiers from several battalions of the Nay Pyi Taw PDF (NPT-PDF) conducted an operation in the village of Koe Tit in the Union Territory of Naypyidaw.

Operations in this region are relatively rare so this is a very interesting event to mention.
November 21, 2024 at 12:14 PM
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The Ukrainian city of Dnipro became the first city in human history to be struck by an intercontinental ballistic missile. It is a historic turning point. An intercontinental ballistic missile used not on a firing range, but against a city of a million people.
November 21, 2024 at 9:55 AM
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"J'ai contribué au maintien de mon pays dans le chaos. Aujourd'hui, je veux tout dénoncer pour réparer."
Témoignage d'un journaliste RCA devenu propagandiste de Wagner, pour quelques centaines d'euros par mois.
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www.lemonde.fr/afrique/arti...
Les confessions d’un agent repenti de la « désinformation » et des « messages haineux » de Wagner en Centrafrique
Pendant huit mois, « Le Monde » et neuf médias internationaux, coordonnés par l’organisation Forbidden Stories, ont enquêté sur l’histoire du journaliste Ephrem Ngonzo et sur les ficelles de la straté...
www.lemonde.fr
November 21, 2024 at 9:56 AM
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Capture by the Kachin Independence Army of the Kan Paik Ti border tunnel linking China and Myanmar.

This demonstrates total KIA control over the village.
November 21, 2024 at 10:25 AM
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Pour ceux qui ne le connaissent pas encore, cet excellent outil mis en place par la chercheuse Elizabeth Kozlowski du CERCEC / EHESS : la frise chronologique de la guerre de la Russie contre l'Ukraine, accompagnée de la traduction des principaux textes et discours.

chrono.cercec.fr
November 20, 2024 at 4:12 PM