东亚地区执政时间最长的非皇族统治者柬埔寨首相洪森利用手中的权力遏制批评者并查封敢于直言的媒体，包括一家独立报纸柬埔寨日报。 柬埔寨人民党还驱逐了一家总部设在美国并关注权利和民主等话题的非营利机构民主研究院，并且拘留了政治挑战者。
Prime Minister Hun Sen, East Asia’s longest-serving non-royal ruler, has used his power to silence critics and close outspoken media outlets, including one independent newspaper, the Cambodia Daily.The CPP has also expelled the National Democratic Institute, a US-based nonprofit that focuses on rights and democracy, and detained political challengers.