Sam Sopich

A portrait of the late Sin Khon, an activist associated with the former CNRP, is seen near his mother in Ta Keo province, November 23, 2021. Photo taken by Em Bunnarith

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Sin Khon’s friends and family claim murder was politically motivated

24 Nov 2021 5:19 PM|
Sam Sopich|

Family and friends of murdered student Sin Khon have said that they believe the young opposition activist was targeted in a political assassination, rejecting public statements by police that Khon was killed after getting into an argument with a motorcycle repairmen and his brother while drunk.

A woman receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Phnom Penh, Picture taken on April 1, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Cambodia blocks Vietnam border amid growing COVID-19 outbreak

14 Jul 2021 6:39 PM|
Sam Sopich|

The Cambodian government has announced a one-month ban on travel across the border to Vietnam in an attempt to contain the spread of COVID-19. The government has also extended the period between first and second doses of the Chinese-made Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines from two to three weeks.

Cintri workers collect garbage along a street in the Chamkar Mon district of Phnom Penh, July 8, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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New garbage collectors begin service as more than 1,000 Cintri workers struggle with layoffs

8 Jul 2021 8:31 PM|
Sam Sopich|

Many of the 1,000-plus workers in Phnom Penh laid off last week from waste management company Cintri say the days since have been a struggle to find new jobs in the industry amidst what some say is discrimination against union members.

Kandal province villagers leave the Ministry of Justice after protesting over arrests in their land dispute, July 5, 2021.CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Protests after three villagers charged over occupying private property

5 Jul 2021 9:47 PM|
Sam Sopich|

About 50 villagers involved in an ongoing land dispute gathered at the Ministry of Justice on Monday asking for intervention after three of their representatives were arrested and charged with incitement for occupying private land in Kandal province.

Zoom users having a meeting on the app in Phnom Penh, June 28. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Digital surveillance increasingly used to oppress civil society, rights groups say

28 Jun 2021 7:45 PM|
Sam Sopich|

As authorities jail multiple activists for their online speech, rights groups and civil society members are decrying the government’s digital surveillance and criminalization of speech.

Journalists arrested for allegedly extorting an illegal cockfighting ring arrive at the Kandal Provincial Court for questioning, June 22, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Journalists, publisher face five years prison over cockfighting extortion

22 Jun 2021 5:12 PM|
Sam Sopich|

They face up to five years prison and their case has been passed to an investigating judge for further questioning, said Choun Sopanha, deputy prosecutor and court spokesman, as journalist advocates called for proper investigations into the case.