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Kem Sokha leaves his house to hear his verdict on March 3, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Kem Sokha’s Treason Hearing Begins With Court Dismissing Request To Lift Visitation Restrictions

30 Jan 2024 5:58 PM|
Khuon Narim|

Opposition leader Kem Sokha’s appeal hearing began on Tuesday, with the Court of Appeal rejecting his request to reduce the strict nature of his house arrest. He asked the court to grant him visitation rights so that he can meet people.

Villagers gather at the disputed land site in Kandal Province's Ang Snuol district the day after soldiers shot and injured one villager to prevent armed forces from putting up a border, June 4, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Despite government pledge, Kandal villagers still fear losing their land

7 Jun 2021 7:19 PM|

More than 300 families in Kandal province’s Tuol Pich commune remain at risk of losing land they have farmed for decades despite a pledge from provincial authorities to resolve the dispute within the week. The pledge came after soldiers opened fire on a crowd of protesting villagers last Thursday, leaving an elderly man injured.

Authorities seized banners from the family members of activists from the forcibly dissolved CNRP as they submittes a petition to a UN office in Phnom Penh, June 4, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Family members of jailed activists call for release

5 Jun 2021 7:00 AM|

More than 10 family members of jailed activists of the former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) submitted a petition Friday to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) asking for help in securing the release of their kin. They had previously submitted a petition to the U.S. embassy just last week.

Sik Bun Hok, chairman NEC holds a lot drawing to determine the order of political party on ballot papers for the July 2018 election, in Phnom Penh, Picture taken on May 29, 2018. CamboJA/ Samrang Pring

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NEC chairman steps down due health problem

4 Jun 2021 9:33 PM|

Hang Puthea, spokesman for the NEC, confirmed the resignation saying that he has an unspecified medical issue for which he received surgery abroad. He sent his resignation to the National Assembly on Tuesday and it was approved Friday.

Villagers blocked road after soldiers shot and injured a man in a land dispute in Kandal province, June 3, 2021. Licadho

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Soldiers shoot one man in land dispute in Kandal province

3 Jun 2021 8:43 PM|

Soldiers opened fire on a group of villagers protesting a land dispute in Toul Prich commune, Kandal province, injuring at least one person.

Naval officers stand guard near patrol boats at Ream Naval Base in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. Picture taken during a media trip organised by the government on July 26, 2019. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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US Military Attaché will inspect Ream Naval Base over concerns of Chinese military presence

3 Jun 2021 6:13 PM|

The government has decided to allow the US military attaché to inspect Ream Naval Base after a top US official expressed concern about an alleged Chinese military presence in Cambodia. A number of political analysts have welcomed the decision, warning that Cambodia could face negative economic impacts should its relationship with the US get worse.

Garment workers leave a factory after finishing their work, in Phnom Penh, June 2, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Most new COVID-19 infections found among factory workers

3 Jun 2021 8:26 AM|

Across Cambodia, officials said that most new cases of COVID-19 have been found among garment workers, underscoring the poor living and working conditions faced by Cambodia’s factory workers.

Children play in the Tonle Sap river near their boat house in Phnom Penh, June 2, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Floating home residents get one-week notice to leave river dwellings in Phnom Penh

2 Jun 2021 10:00 PM|

Phnom Penh City Hall has ordered people living on floating houses and all constructions along the river in the Capital to be removed, citing environmental concerns.

A Prey Sar prison vehicle drives former CNRP activists to prison after their hearing as supporters are blocked by police officers near Phnom Penh Municipal Court. Picture taken on February 18, 2021. CambodJA/ Pring Samrang

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Government shouldn’t meddle in court decisions, officials say after US urges charges against opposition members dropped

2 Jun 2021 8:51 PM|

A day after a top US official called for charges against former CNRP members to be dropped, Cambodian representatives said that the government shouldn’t be interfering in the affairs of an independent court.

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Kem Sokha’s Treason Hearing Begins With Court Dismissing Request To Lift Visitation Restrictions

Despite government pledge, Kandal villagers still fear losing their land

Family members of jailed activists call for release

NEC chairman steps down due health problem

Soldiers shoot one man in land dispute in Kandal province

US Military Attaché will inspect Ream Naval Base over concerns of Chinese military presence

Most new COVID-19 infections found among factory workers

Floating home residents get one-week notice to leave river dwellings in Phnom Penh

Government shouldn’t meddle in court decisions, officials say after US urges charges against opposition members dropped

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