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Jailed political activist Srun Srorn poses in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva. (Photo from Srorn’s Facebook)

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Bail Denied as Staggered Trial Begins for Activists Jailed Over Blocked CLV-DTA Protest

3 Sep 2025 10:01 PM|
Khuon Narim|

The first day of a rotating group trial began Wednesday for nearly 40 activists held in pre-trial detention for over a year on incitement charges linked to protests against a regional development pact.

Around 100 Indigenous people block tractors from clearing farmland in Preah Vihear's Chheb district on January 7, 2024. (Supplied)

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Indigenous Kuy People Block Outsiders From Clearing Farmland in Preah Vihear

17 Jan 2024 3:18 PM|

M’lou Prey II commune authorities, of Preah Vihear’s Chheb district, submitted documentation Tuesday to the district regarding alleged encroachment on land farmed by Indigenous Kuy people following a protest earlier…

Boeung Tamok villagers show their court summons in front of Prek Pnov district hall on January 15, 2024. (CamboJA/Phon Sothyroth)

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Seven Boeung Tamok Residents Sued For Stopping The Demolition of A Vegetable Stall

17 Jan 2024 9:25 AM|

Seven Boeung Tamok residents in Prek Pnov district have received additional court summons from the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday morning following their clash with district authorities on December…

Theng Savoeun, president of the Coalition of Cambodian Farmer Community stands in front of the Ratanakiri Provincial Court before attending his hearing on January 8, 2024. (Photo supplied)

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Ratanakiri Court Sentences Theng Savoeun, Two Others To Five Years Jail But Suspends It

16 Jan 2024 3:34 PM|

Ratanakiri Provincial Court has sentenced Theng Savoeun, president of the Coalition of Cambodian Farmer Community (CCFC), and two associates, Nhel Pheap and Thann Hach, to five years jail for “plotting…

Citizens vote at a polling station during the national election in Phnom Penh on July 23, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Human Rights Watch: Cambodian Government’s Claims of Democracy Do Not Reflect Reality

12 Jan 2024 6:55 PM|

Cambodia’s 2023 election year was marked by attacks against government critics and independent media, according to a 2024 global Human Rights Watch (HRW) report published Thursday.

Thai authorities checking the documents of Cambodians who joined the Paris Peace Agreement training, where seven people were detained on December 29, 2023. (Supplied)

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Seven Cambodian Refugees Still Detained by Police in Thailand

11 Jan 2024 7:44 PM|

Seven Cambodian refugees, who were detained by Thai immigration police at a Paris Peace Agreements training session in Bangkok, are still being held at the immigration detention center, although it…

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Seven Cambodian Refugees Nabbed by Thai Police Await UNHCR Help

3 Jan 2024 4:06 PM|

Thai authorities arrested 10 Cambodian refugees while attending the Paris Peace Agreement course in Bangkok on December 29, with seven of them being held at Suan Plu Immigration Detention Center…

Same-sex couple Souy Sitha and his “wife”, Hong Sareoun, have been happily married since 1975. Photo taken on December 28, 2023. (CamboJA/Soeung Nimol)

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Gov’t Studies Same-Sex Marriage Law Amid Prejudices, Risk of Breaking Tradition

1 Jan 2024 12:45 PM|

The law on same-sex marriages might be difficult to enact as government officials are concerned that it could undermine traditional customs.

Kong Srey points to an abandoned house owned by two people who had been evicted from the Boeng Tamok community along with her in 2022 on December 29, 2023. (CamboJA / Phon Sothyroth)

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STT Report: Forced Evictions in Phnom Penh, Kandal, Takeo Pushed People into Debt Crisis

30 Dec 2023 9:26 AM|

A report by NGO Sahmakum Teang Tnaut Organization (STT) revealed that people who are forcibly evicted from their homes without proper resettlement are burdened with debt, have low access to…

Bail Denied as Staggered Trial Begins for Activists Jailed Over Blocked CLV-DTA Protest

Indigenous Kuy People Block Outsiders From Clearing Farmland in Preah Vihear

Seven Boeung Tamok Residents Sued For Stopping The Demolition of A Vegetable Stall

Ratanakiri Court Sentences Theng Savoeun, Two Others To Five Years Jail But Suspends It

Human Rights Watch: Cambodian Government’s Claims of Democracy Do Not Reflect Reality

Seven Cambodian Refugees Still Detained by Police in Thailand

Seven Cambodian Refugees Nabbed by Thai Police Await UNHCR Help

Gov’t Studies Same-Sex Marriage Law Amid Prejudices, Risk of Breaking Tradition

STT Report: Forced Evictions in Phnom Penh, Kandal, Takeo Pushed People into Debt Crisis

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Bail Denied as Staggered Trial Begins for Activists Jailed Over Blocked CLV-DTA Protest

Indigenous Kuy People Block Outsiders From Clearing Farmland in Preah Vihear

Seven Boeung Tamok Residents Sued For Stopping The Demolition of A Vegetable Stall

Ratanakiri Court Sentences Theng Savoeun, Two Others To Five Years Jail But Suspends It

Human Rights Watch: Cambodian Government’s Claims of Democracy Do Not Reflect Reality

Seven Cambodian Refugees Still Detained by Police in Thailand

Seven Cambodian Refugees Nabbed by Thai Police Await UNHCR Help

Gov’t Studies Same-Sex Marriage Law Amid Prejudices, Risk of Breaking Tradition

STT Report: Forced Evictions in Phnom Penh, Kandal, Takeo Pushed People into Debt Crisis

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