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

12 Jan 2024 6:55 PM|
Khuon Narim|

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.

Villagers set up camp to block a street leading to a new airport construction site. The development is locked in a dispute with villagers in Kandal province's Kandal Stung district, May 17, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Hundreds of people block road as airport project damages rice crops

17 May 2021 8:45 PM|

Around 200 people affected by a mega-airport project in Kandal province have been protesting the damaging of their rice crop by developers by blocking the road to the project’s site in Kandal Stung since Friday.

Lawyers and the mother of Mean Pich Rita leave Phnom Penh Municipal Court after signing the bail guarantee for her release, May 13, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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TV presenter released on bail following request from PM’s lawyers

13 May 2021 10:39 PM|

Viroch Sophang, Pich Rita’s defense lawyer, told CamboJA that the court questioned her Thursday morning and that Hun Sen’s lawyers were in attendance. Sophang said the court agreed to the bail release because of health problems Pich Rita faces and due to the lack of extensive investigation.

A health care worker draws a dose of COVID-19 vaccine during the ongoing vaccination campaign in Phnom Penh, April 1, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Prison Department begins vaccinations for all Cambodian prisoners

13 May 2021 8:51 PM|

State officials have begun a campaign to vaccinate all of Cambodia’s nearly 39,000 prisoners against COVID-19 after 34 inmates tested positive for the virus last weekend in the Preah Sihanouk provincial prison.

A recovered photo taken by VOD reporter Khut Sokun during a land protest on May 11. Sokun says authorities confronted him on the scene and demanded he delete his images of the protest.

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Two journalists report harassment by authorities during coverage of separate land disputes

13 May 2021 7:00 AM|

Two digital news journalists reported harassment by authorities Tuesday while covering villagers protesting two separate land disputes.

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court as seen on May 5, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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TV presenter jailed for stabbing after accusing tycoon of attempted rape

12 May 2021 9:54 PM|

Former Miss Grand Cambodia contestant Mean Pich Rita has been jailed on charges of theft and the use of violence after having allegedly stabbed Oknha Heng Sier in the stomach with a knife. Ms Pich Rita has filed a counterclaim accusing the tycoon of sexual harassment and attemped rape.

Garment workers leave after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination in a red zone in Choam Chao 1 commune, Pur Senchey District in Phnom Penh, May 12, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Another week of lockdowns for some Phnom Penh red zones, but area shrinks

12 May 2021 8:04 PM|

The Phnom Penh municipal authority announced it was extending targeted lockdowns for another week, including some areas that have already been locked down for more than a month.

Inmates leave a crowded prison van on their way to a hearing at Phnom Penh Municipal Court, March 31, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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After infections found in Preah Sihanouk facility, national Prison Department to test all Cambodian inmates for COVID-19

11 May 2021 9:31 PM|

All prisoners across Cambodia will be tested for COVID-19 after 34 inmates tested positive for the virus Saturday at Preah Sihanouk provincial prison.

Cambodian armed forces and military police crack down on illegal border crossings to Thailand. Photo taken from TVK on May 10.

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People smuggling on the rise along Cambodia’s border despite COVID-19 restrictions

11 May 2021 7:46 PM|

Civil society groups have expressed concern at a reported increase in human trafficking as well as the “systematic” unlawful smuggling of people across the Thai-Cambodia border in search of work in response to the economic impact of COVID-19.

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

Hundreds of people block road as airport project damages rice crops

TV presenter released on bail following request from PM’s lawyers

Prison Department begins vaccinations for all Cambodian prisoners

Two journalists report harassment by authorities during coverage of separate land disputes

TV presenter jailed for stabbing after accusing tycoon of attempted rape

Another week of lockdowns for some Phnom Penh red zones, but area shrinks

After infections found in Preah Sihanouk facility, national Prison Department to test all Cambodian inmates for COVID-19

People smuggling on the rise along Cambodia’s border despite COVID-19 restrictions

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

Hundreds of people block road as airport project damages rice crops

TV presenter released on bail following request from PM’s lawyers

Prison Department begins vaccinations for all Cambodian prisoners

Two journalists report harassment by authorities during coverage of separate land disputes

TV presenter jailed for stabbing after accusing tycoon of attempted rape

Another week of lockdowns for some Phnom Penh red zones, but area shrinks

After infections found in Preah Sihanouk facility, national Prison Department to test all Cambodian inmates for COVID-19

People smuggling on the rise along Cambodia’s border despite COVID-19 restrictions

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