Journalists Killed in 1994 - Motive Confirmed: Nun Chan
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Date:
January 1995
Samleng Yuvachun Khmer
September 6, 1994, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Nun Chan, editor-in-chief of Samleng Yuvachun Khmer, was shot and killed by two unidentified gunmen in central Phnom Penh. Nun had received several official warnings and anonymous death threats for his coverage of government corruption earlier in the year.
| Medium: | |
| Job: | Editor |
| Beats Covered: | Corruption |
| Gender: | Male |
| Local or Foreign: | Local |
| Freelance: | No |
| Type of Death: | Murder |
| Suspected Source of Fire: | Government Officials |
| Impunity: | Yes |
| Taken Captive: | No |
| Tortured: | No |
| Threatened: | Yes |
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