Keeping Vigil

Cambodia Daily Weekend | 30 July 2016

For evidence of how dangerous it is to be an outspoken political analyst in Cambodia, Hang Vitou doesn’t need to look very far. His mentor, Kem Ley, was shot dead at a Phnom Penh gas station earlier this month over what most believe was his forthright criticism of the government.

“He used to talk. He said, ‘When I speak the truth, I never thought I would stay alive,” said Mr. Vitou, 26.