Khuon Narim

Uk Mao with his family members at his house in Thala Borivat district in Stung Treng province on May 19, 2024. (CamboJA/Men Chanthy)

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Release Jailed Environmental Journalist, Urge Press Groups, As His Family Suffers Hardship

21 May 2025 4:13 PM|
Khuon Narim|

Fourteen local and regional journalist groups, as well as civil society organizations demand the release of an environmental journalist who was charged with incitement, after being “arbitrarily arrested” by two plainclothes military men and without an arrest warrant.

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Monks banned from joining march to support Rong Chhun

6 Aug 2020 3:07 PM|
Khuon Narim|

Eight monks from Battamabang province were prevented from joining activists and supporters in a protest in Phnom Penh on August 5 to demand the release of prominent union leader Rong…

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Government says activists have no right to ‘interfere’ in border affairs

4 Aug 2020 9:07 PM|
Khuon Narim|

A government spokesman has said that nongovernmental organizations and activists have no right to interfere in the nation’s border affairs after union leader Rong Chhun’s arrest on July 31 led…

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Police warn Rong Chhun’s supporters to cease protests

3 Aug 2020 11:29 PM|
Khuon Narim|

Phnom Penh Municipal police warned a group of Rong Chhun’s supporters on August 3 that they would face legal action if they continued to protest to demand the release of…

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Rong Chhun charged with incitement over border comments

1 Aug 2020 7:04 PM|
Khuon Narim|

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has charged outspoken union leader Rong Chhun for incitement to commit a felony over comments he made about demarcation border posts between Cambodia and Vietnam,…

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Families of jailed CNRP members vow to secure their release

1 Aug 2020 8:39 AM|
Khuon Narim|

Now in their seventh week of peaceful protests outside the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, family members of jailed former Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) members have said they will not…

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Report shows persistent restriction of fundamental freedoms

30 Jul 2020 5:59 AM|
Khuon Narim|

A report released this week analyzing the state of fundamental freedoms in Cambodia showed the ongoing restriction of the freedom of association and freedom of expression between April 2019 and…

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UN experts concerned over intimidation of rights defender

29 Jul 2020 8:45 AM|
Khuon Narim|

A groupof United Nations human rights experts have sought clarification from the government over the public intimidation of a human rights defender for Licadho following comments he made in the…

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As EBA cuts near, groups appeal for respect of human rights

28 Jul 2020 6:40 PM|
Khuon Narim|

International civil society groups have called on foreign governments to demand that the Cambodian government address its deteriorating human rights record and restore democracy as the country’s “Everything but Arms”…