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Former CNRP activists and members arrive at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to hear the verdict in their case, December 22, 2022. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Dozens of CNRP Leaders and Activists Sentenced to up to 7 Years in Prison for ‘Plotting’

22 Dec 2022 9:37 PM|
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The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Thursday convicted 36 CNRP officials and activists of conspiracy, sentencing them to between five years and seven years in prison in relation to their unsuccessful efforts to help CNRP vice president Mu Sochua return to Cambodia in January 2021.

Villagers gather at the disputed land site in Kandal Province's Ang Snuol district the day after soldiers shot and injured one villager to prevent armed forces from putting up a border, June 4, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Despite government pledge, Kandal villagers still fear losing their land

7 Jun 2021 7:19 PM|
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More than 300 families in Kandal province’s Tuol Pich commune remain at risk of losing land they have farmed for decades despite a pledge from provincial authorities to resolve the dispute within the week. The pledge came after soldiers opened fire on a crowd of protesting villagers last Thursday, leaving an elderly man injured.

Villagers blocked road after soldiers shot and injured a man in a land dispute in Kandal province, June 3, 2021. Licadho

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Soldiers shoot one man in land dispute in Kandal province

3 Jun 2021 8:43 PM|
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Soldiers opened fire on a group of villagers protesting a land dispute in Toul Prich commune, Kandal province, injuring at least one person.

Children play in the Tonle Sap river near their boat house in Phnom Penh, June 2, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Floating home residents get one-week notice to leave river dwellings in Phnom Penh

2 Jun 2021 10:00 PM|
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Phnom Penh City Hall has ordered people living on floating houses and all constructions along the river in the Capital to be removed, citing environmental concerns.

Investors gather in front of the GoldFX Investment Co., Ltd building in Phnom Penh to demand their money back after $27million was stolen from the investment fund, May 31, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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GoldFX customers demand refunds as company pushes lawsuit

1 Jun 2021 3:48 PM|
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More than 200 people who had invested in local company GoldFX Investment Co, Ltd (GFX) protested in front of the company’s offices in Phnom Penh on Monday to demand their money back after more than $20 million was allegedly stolen from the investment fund.

UN special envoy Vitit Muntarbhorn speaks at a high-level webinar on press freedom, Phnom Penh, May 27, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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UN rights envoy raises concerns over controversial internet gateway law

27 May 2021 9:02 PM|
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In his first speech since taking office in May, the UN’s newly appointed special rapporteur to Cambodia, Vitit Muntarbhorn, raised concern over a new law creating a national internet gateway and over any form of control over media or online access.

Minister of Justice Koeut Rith speaks during a press conference launching the law on COVID-19, March 15, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Justice minister pledges to fight corruption amid calls for judicial reform

26 May 2021 8:35 PM|
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Cambodia’s justice minister has again urged judges and prosecutors to crack down on corruption in the nation’s judicial system, declaring that the fight against corruption was a key part of a now-year-long campaign to clear the backlog of cases in Cambodia’s courts. But longtime advocates for legal reform are calling for concrete action to follow the minister’s commitment.

A man drives past the former CNRP headquarter in Phnom Penh, May 24, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Newly established Cambodia Reform Party seeks support of former CNRP ahead of the commune elections

25 May 2021 9:06 AM|
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The newly formed Cambodia Reform Party is lobbying former CNRP officials as well as other opposition parties to join forces in the hopes of making the CRP a credible opposition ahead of next year’s commune elections, said Pol Ham.

Villagers set up camp to block a street leading to a new airport construction site. The development is locked in a dispute with villagers in Kandal province's Kandal Stung district, May 17, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Week-long airport protest continues as communities consider rights groups intervention

21 May 2021 6:23 PM|
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A number of families affected by the new airport project in Kandal province have continued to block the road after a week of protest. Dozens…

Dozens of CNRP Leaders and Activists Sentenced to up to 7 Years in Prison for ‘Plotting’

Despite government pledge, Kandal villagers still fear losing their land

Soldiers shoot one man in land dispute in Kandal province

Floating home residents get one-week notice to leave river dwellings in Phnom Penh

GoldFX customers demand refunds as company pushes lawsuit

UN rights envoy raises concerns over controversial internet gateway law

Justice minister pledges to fight corruption amid calls for judicial reform

Newly established Cambodia Reform Party seeks support of former CNRP ahead of the commune elections

Week-long airport protest continues as communities consider rights groups intervention

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