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Kem Sokha, former president of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, leaves his home in Tuol Kork district on March 3 to hear the announcement of the verdict in his three-year-long at the Phnom Penh Municipality Court. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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EU Parliament Urges End to Political Persecution, Calls for Free and Fair Elections

18 Mar 2023 9:35 AM|
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The European Parliament called on Cambodian authorities to release former opposition leader Kem Sokha and reinstate the court-dissolved CNRP for participation in the 2023 elections in a resolution this week in a resolution Thursday.

CPP lawmakers attend a National Assembly meeting on July 28, 2022. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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CPP-Controlled National Assembly a Quiet Space, Shows New Comfrel Report

30 Dec 2022 2:12 PM|
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In the more than four years that the ruling Cambodian People’s Party has controlled a one-party National Assembly, lawmakers summoned a government official for questioning just once, according to a report by the independent election monitor Comfrel.

Candlelight Party vice president Son Chhay speaks during an interview with CamboJA at his office in Phnom Penh on December 19, 2022. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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Facing $1 million lawsuit, Candlelight Leader Son Chhay Cautious But Intent On Reaching Elections

29 Dec 2022 10:37 AM|
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Facing the seizure of his properties after losing a $1 million defamation lawsuit brought by the ruling CPP, Son Chhay appears less vocal than ever before in a decades-long political career defined by speaking his mind.

Villagers living along the "94" canal in Kandok commune fear eviction linked to the new airport, CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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Families Seek Clarity After Displacement Rumors Related to the Kandal Stung Mega-Airport Project

28 Dec 2022 9:01 AM|
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Some 200 villagers living in Kandal province’s Kandal Stung district and Takhmao town gathered at Kandal City Hall on Tuesday demanding to know whether they would be joining the hundreds of others who are being displaced by the new Phnom Penh International Airport.

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.

NEC representatives attend the final consultation on the draft regulations and procedures for the 2023 election, December 16, 2022. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Opposition Parties Urge for Election Regulations to be Changed Ahead of National Election

19 Dec 2022 10:41 AM|
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As the National Election Committee (NEC) held its final consultation Friday on draft regulations for the 2023 election, the opposition parties urged several key changes that they say are necessary to ensure a free and fair election.

Candlelight Party vice president, Son Chhay speaks to reporters outside of the Court of Appeal after attending his hearing, December 14, 2022. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Appeal Court Upholds Son Chhay Defamation Ruling, ups Damages Owed to CPP to $1 million

14 Dec 2022 9:09 PM|
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The Appeal Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court ruling finding Candlelight Party vice president, Son Chhay, guilty of defamation against the Cambodian People’s Party and ordered him to pay 4 billion riel ($1 million) in damages — an increase by a third of what the lower court ordered.

Chea Poch, a former CNRP lawmaker, speaks during an interview with CamboJA in Phnom Penh, Picture taken on November 29, 2022. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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After CNRP Political Ban Lifted, Some Officials Join Candlelight While Others Remain Undecided

3 Dec 2022 11:38 AM|
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Like many opposition officials who were banned from politics in 2017, Chea Poch, a former Cambodia National Rescue Party lawmaker from Kampot province, kept quiet for five years for his safety.

A woman drives a motorcycle past the Phnom Penh home of opposition Candlelight Party vice president Son Chhay on November 28, 2022. The court has issued injunction to temporarily seize his properties. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Phnom Penh Court Orders Son Chhay’s Properties To Be Seized Over Ongoing Defamation Suit

29 Nov 2022 9:48 AM|
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The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has issued a warrant to temporarily seize two properties of Candlelight Party vice president Son Chhay, to ensure payment to the ruling Cambodian People’s Party after the party was awarded damages last month.

EU Parliament Urges End to Political Persecution, Calls for Free and Fair Elections

CPP-Controlled National Assembly a Quiet Space, Shows New Comfrel Report

Facing $1 million lawsuit, Candlelight Leader Son Chhay Cautious But Intent On Reaching Elections

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

Opposition Parties Urge for Election Regulations to be Changed Ahead of National Election

Appeal Court Upholds Son Chhay Defamation Ruling, ups Damages Owed to CPP to $1 million

After CNRP Political Ban Lifted, Some Officials Join Candlelight While Others Remain Undecided

Phnom Penh Court Orders Son Chhay’s Properties To Be Seized Over Ongoing Defamation Suit

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