Mech Dara
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Mech Dara (Khmer: ម៉ិច ដារ៉ា) is a Cambodian journalist.[1] Dara has extensively reported on corruption and human trafficking. In 2023, he was honored by United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken for his work covering online scams, named as a 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report Hero.[2] Dara previously worked for Cambodian newspapers The Cambodia Daily and The Phnom Penh Post, both of which were shut down by the government.[3][4][5][6][7] He also reported for Voice of Democracy radio and website, which was shut down by the government in 2023.[3][8][9]
