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Participants hold up placards at the 33rd anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreements at Freedom Park in Phnom Penh on October 20, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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NGOs, Political Parties Reiterate Shrinking Freedom of Speech and Political Rights in Cambodia

21 Oct 2024 9:25 PM|
Khuon Narim|

Civil society organizations and political parties have called on Prime Minister Hun Manet and his government to restore the space for freedom of speech and political rights in conjunction with the 33rd anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreements.

A dozen laid off Giant Ibis workers at Giant Ibis drivers protest in front of the company’s Sen Sok district station in Phnom Penh on August 14, 2023. (Supplied)

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After Bus Company Reneges on Promises, A Desperate Union Resumes Protests

14 Aug 2023 5:37 PM|

After the bus company Giant Ibis Transport delayed concluding negotiations with 30 laid off union employees, the workers continued protests at the company’s Sen Sok district station in Phnom Penh on Monday.

41 Indonesian citizens were repatriated to Indonesia from Cambodia in the last month, pictured here in a Cambodian Immigration Police office. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia)

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Cambodian Police Contradict Indonesian Officials, Claim Repatriated Indonesians Are Not Victims

10 Aug 2023 5:34 PM|

The Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh repatriated 41 Indonesian citizens in the last month from online scam operations, it announced Monday, but Cambodian police officials say that these people were not victims.

Preah Ket Mealea hospital in Phnom Penh on July 28, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Cambodian Police Confirm Investigation Into Kidney Trafficking in Phnom Penh, Hospital Official Denies Knowledge

29 Jul 2023 11:48 AM|

Cambodian police are investigating alleged illegal organ trading at Preah Ket Mealea Hospital in cooperation with Indonesian police, while a hospital official claimed to have no knowledge of the sale of kidney transplants at the hospital.

Human rights activist Seng Theary shouted for justice before police arrested her on June 14, 2022. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Imprisoned Activist Seng Theary Ends Ten-Day Hunger Strike

28 Jul 2023 5:48 PM|

The imprisoned activist Seng Theary ended her 10-day hunger strike on Thursday after losing about 5 kilograms, according to her lawyer Jared Genser, following a June report from a UN working group that called for her immediate release.

Dozens of Vietnamese people allegedly trapped inside a casino building in Svay Rieng province’s Bavet city, July 19, 2023; the photo has been cropped by CamboJA. (National Police website)

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Dozens of Vietnamese Questioned By Police After Allegedly Seeking Escape from Bavet Casino

21 Jul 2023 7:00 PM|

Police removed dozens of Vietnamese nationals from a Bavet city casino after a video on Facebook showed them allegedly calling for help, according to a Wednesday National Police report.

Police arrest Seng Theary in front of Phnom Penh Municipal Court after a judge sentenced her to six years in prison. She was sent to a prison in Preah Vihear province. Photo taken on June 14, 2022. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Seng Theary Begins Hunger Strike, After UN Declares Her Arbitrarily Detained

17 Jul 2023 6:00 PM|

Imprisoned activist Seng Theary began a 10 day hunger strike on Monday, less than a week after a United Nations report declared she was being detained in violation of international law and called for her release, her lawyer Jared Genser stated on Monday.

Tuk Tuk Pride Race during the Pride Festival Celebration on May 28, 2023, which intended to promote LGBTQ+ visibility in Cambodia and raise self-affirmation and equality. (CCHR)

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PM Says No Need for Legalized Same Sex Marriage, But LGBTQ+ Community Says Otherwise

13 Jul 2023 3:25 PM|

Last month, concerned about a reported rise in HIV cases, Prime Minister Hun Sen said that there is no discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community in Cambodia while reaffirming there would be no marriage equality law.

Civil society groups and youth activists paid their respects by laying down wreaths on the seventh anniversary of Kem Ley’s murder at the Caltex gas station where he was shot, on July 10, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Activists Again Call for Justice on Seventh Anniversary of Kem Ley’s Murder

10 Jul 2023 4:25 PM|

Around 100 youth environmental activists, opposition party members and civil society group representatives marked the seventh anniversary of Kem Ley’s murder with a protest on Monday, calling on the government to provide justice in the case.

Human Rights

NGOs, Political Parties Reiterate Shrinking Freedom of Speech and Political Rights in Cambodia

After Bus Company Reneges on Promises, A Desperate Union Resumes Protests

Cambodian Police Contradict Indonesian Officials, Claim Repatriated Indonesians Are Not Victims

Cambodian Police Confirm Investigation Into Kidney Trafficking in Phnom Penh, Hospital Official Denies Knowledge

Imprisoned Activist Seng Theary Ends Ten-Day Hunger Strike

Dozens of Vietnamese Questioned By Police After Allegedly Seeking Escape from Bavet Casino

Seng Theary Begins Hunger Strike, After UN Declares Her Arbitrarily Detained

PM Says No Need for Legalized Same Sex Marriage, But LGBTQ+ Community Says Otherwise

Activists Again Call for Justice on Seventh Anniversary of Kem Ley’s Murder

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NGOs, Political Parties Reiterate Shrinking Freedom of Speech and Political Rights in Cambodia

After Bus Company Reneges on Promises, A Desperate Union Resumes Protests

Cambodian Police Contradict Indonesian Officials, Claim Repatriated Indonesians Are Not Victims

Cambodian Police Confirm Investigation Into Kidney Trafficking in Phnom Penh, Hospital Official Denies Knowledge

Imprisoned Activist Seng Theary Ends Ten-Day Hunger Strike

Dozens of Vietnamese Questioned By Police After Allegedly Seeking Escape from Bavet Casino

Seng Theary Begins Hunger Strike, After UN Declares Her Arbitrarily Detained

PM Says No Need for Legalized Same Sex Marriage, But LGBTQ+ Community Says Otherwise

Activists Again Call for Justice on Seventh Anniversary of Kem Ley’s Murder

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About Two Million Cambodian Children Live in High/Very High Climate Risk Areas – UNICEF Report

Latest HRW Report Cites Backsliding and Rising Transnational Abuses, Govt Claims Civil Society “Haven”

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Villagers Petition for Prek Takong Village Chief’s Dismissal After He Failed to Resolve Drugs, Online Gambling Problems

Low Rice Prices Spark Protests in Battambang, Farmers Demand Government Help

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