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Ratanakiri provincial court, where a judge charged four people with plotting and incitement this week. (Supplied by Licadho)

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Researcher Chan Vibol Charged with Plotting for CCFC Workshop Participation

24 May 2023 12:13 PM|
Khuon Narim|

Independent researcher Chan Vibol has been charged with plotting and incitement after participating in a May workshop run by the land rights group Coalition of…

NagaWorld Union leader Chhim Sithar leaves the Phnom Penh Municipal Court after the first day of trial on February 21, 2023. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Incitement Trial Begins for NagaWorld Union Leader and Eight Strikers

21 Feb 2023 7:55 PM|

NagaWorld union leader Chhim Sithar and eight co-defendants appeared for their first day of trial in Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday. Sithar and all her colleagues, except for one, denied the incitement charges against them.

A view of The Pipes Resort on Kong Rong Sanloem, which Preah Sihanouk authorities have ordered closed. (The Pipes Resort)

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Businesses and Resorts Ordered to Leave Koh Rong Sanloem, Some Without Compensation

17 Feb 2023 4:10 PM|

As a final eviction deadline for embattled Koh Rong Sanloem businesses loomed Thursday, owners of hotels and restaurants who rented land there refused to leave, demanding compensation.

The nine buildings owned by Sokimex Investment Group chairman Sok Kong allegedly house foreign nationals not allowed to leave the compound and forced to engage in scam operations. (Jack Brook/CamboJA)

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Scams, Human Trafficking Thrived at Bokor Mountain Behind Tycoon’s Luxury Hotel

9 Feb 2023 10:30 AM|

Every day, crowds of tourists visit a popular sightseeing spot beside the five-star Thansur Sokha hotel and casino atop Bokor mountain to snap photos of temples, colonial ruins and the Kampot province coastline.

Bora, who was fired by his Puma-supplying shoe factory after helping form a union in late October last year, at his home in southwestern Cambodia’s Takeo province. (Jack Brook/CamboJA)

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Authorities Aided Alleged Union-Busting at Puma-Supplying Factory

8 Feb 2023 10:32 AM|

In October 2022, Bora believed forming a union at his Takeo province shoe factory would help him and his colleagues gain better benefits.

Villagers living along the 94 canal in Kandok commune, Kandal province gather to hold a conference at their community to express fears of eviction linked to plans for a new airport, on February 7, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Kandal Families Slated for Eviction from Airport Site Renew Requests for Land Titles

8 Feb 2023 9:16 AM|

Hundreds of families living along both sides of the so-called “94 canal” and facing relocation to make way for a new airport in Kandal province called for authorities to give them land titles, on-site development and an end to intimidation, during a public forum in Kandok commune’s Ampov Prey village in Kandal Stung district on Tuesday. The meeting was closely monitored by authorities.

Uk Chhayavy, president of CITA, speaks to mark World Teachers' Day at Freedom Park in Phnom Penh, October 5, 2022. Supplied

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Interior Ministry Promises Legal Action for Teachers’ Union if They Submit Financial Reports Late

28 Jan 2023 1:30 PM|

The Interior Ministry said it would take legal action against the Cambodian Independent Teachers’ Association (CITA) if it failed to submit a report on its 2022 financial activity by February.

Prime Minister Hun Sen meets with more than 5,000 journalists in Phnom Penh on December 14, 2022. Prime Minister Hun Sen's Facebook Page

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Prime Minister Claims Access to Information Law Will be Approved After Elections

17 Jan 2023 5:01 PM|

Prime Minister Hun Sen urged the Information Ministry to finalize the long-delayed Law on Access to Information during a Saturday press gala in Phnom Penh. He claimed the draft law would be adopted in the next two years after the July national elections.

Licadho operations director Am Sam Ath leaves the Phnom Penh Municipal Police headquarter after meeting with police on January 09, 2023. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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“Workers Blood” Rap Video Removed from NGO Licadho’s Facebook, Website After Police Threaten Legal Action

10 Jan 2023 9:22 AM|

Human rights NGO Licadho removed a rap music video from its website and Facebook page after Phnom Penh police interrogated its operations director on Monday and requested several other civil society leaders appear for additional questioning this week.

Researcher Chan Vibol Charged with Plotting for CCFC Workshop Participation

Incitement Trial Begins for NagaWorld Union Leader and Eight Strikers

Businesses and Resorts Ordered to Leave Koh Rong Sanloem, Some Without Compensation

Scams, Human Trafficking Thrived at Bokor Mountain Behind Tycoon’s Luxury Hotel

Authorities Aided Alleged Union-Busting at Puma-Supplying Factory

Kandal Families Slated for Eviction from Airport Site Renew Requests for Land Titles

Interior Ministry Promises Legal Action for Teachers’ Union if They Submit Financial Reports Late

Prime Minister Claims Access to Information Law Will be Approved After Elections

“Workers Blood” Rap Video Removed from NGO Licadho’s Facebook, Website After Police Threaten Legal Action

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