Civic Space Monitor Flags Judicial Crackdowns, Rising Threats to Dissent in Cambodia
Cambodia’s courts remain politicized and opaque, reinforcing impunity for those who target activists and government critics, rights group CIVICUS said Wednesday.
Oral forest activists protest legal case against them over land dispute
Six forest community representatives in Kampong Speu province’s Oral district were questioned by the Provincial Court on Wednesday for intentionally causing damage, threatening, publicly insulting, and incitement.
Civil society groups call on the government to ensure election is free and fair
Electoral observer organizations in Cambodia said on Tuesday that political rights remain under threat of interference from local authorities, and requested the government do more to ensure the upcoming commune…
Tatok community members waiting for land titles in dispute over ownership
The Tatok community is located alongside canal 03 in Phnom Penh’s Dangkor district, where 35 families live. They are waiting for City Hall to issue them land titles after submitting…
About 60 NagaWorld strikers detained for quarantine after resuming protest
As NagaWorld union members attempted to resume their strike Monday, police used a public health rationale to detain about 60 of the protesters, forcing them onto a bus and taking…
United Nations urges government to protect civic spaces and independent media
On Thursday, the United Nations in Cambodia launched a project aimed at bolstering the country’s shrinking civic spaces, “Building back better through participation – enhancing and protecting civic space and…
Controversial National Internet Gateway postponed as project criticisms grow
Implementation of Cambodia’s controversial National Internet Gateway (NIG) has been postponed, according to a Tuesday announcement from the project’s overseeing ministry. The sub-decree that laid the basis for the gateway,…
Villagers’ lands cleared for mega-airport project despite ongoing disputes
Despite a land dispute that has yet to be settled, a dozen excavators are being deployed to dig up the rice fields and wetlands belonging to villagers of Kampong Talong,…
Phnom Penh Court conducts days-long interrogation of three NagaWorld workers for violating COVID-19 Law
As three NagaWold workers undergo a days-long interrogation at Phnom Penh Municipal Court over alleged violations of COVD-19 public health measures, a union association has called out the government for…
