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Journalists cover a post-Asean summit press conference given by Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh on November 13, 2022, in a photograph posted to the prime minister's Facebook page. VOD and VOA journalists were not permitted entry.

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Ahead of 2023 Elections, Press Freedom Continues to Lag, CCHR Says

24 Nov 2022 6:28 PM|
Phon Sotthyroth|

Cambodia’s levels of freedom of expression, press and access to information remain low, and the work environment for journalists and human rights defenders is “increasingly dangerous,” the Cambodian Center for Human Rights said in a report released Thursday.

Prime Minister Hun Sen hands a gavel to Indonesian President Joko Widodo, a gesture symbolizing the handover of the Asean chairmanship on November 13, 2022. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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Cambodia Hands Asean Reins to Indonesia on Last Day of Summit

13 Nov 2022 8:30 PM|

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Sunday turned over the Asean chairmanship to Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who said the bloc must “not be a proxy to any powers” or allow geopolitics to birth a “new cold war” in the region.

Sitanun Satsaksit, sister of missing Thai activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit, speaks to the media in December 2020 in front of the Mekong Gardens building, near where her brother was allegedly abducted in June 2020. CamboJA/Panha Chhorpoan

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Sister of Missing Thai Activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit Pens Letter to Biden

13 Nov 2022 5:07 PM|

The sister of missing Thai government critic Wanchalearm Satsaksit has written to U.S. President Joe Biden, calling on him to raise Wanchalearm’s disappearance from Phnom Penh with Cambodian officials while the president is in the capital for the Asean summit.

Authorities were stationed outside the house of Friday Women activist Prum Chantha in Phnom Penh’s Boeng Tompun II commune on November 12, 2022. Supplied.

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As Biden Arrives for Asean Summit, Authorities Surveil Protester’s House

12 Nov 2022 7:27 PM|

Activists this week sought the attention of world leaders attending the Asean summit in Phnom Penh, while authorities on Saturday surrounded the home of a protester who has long campaigned for the release of her husband and other jailed opposition members.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference at the Asean summit in Phnom Penh on November 12, 2022. CamboJA/Sorn Sarath

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In Cambodia, UN Chief Calls for More Civic Space, Defense of Rights Defenders

12 Nov 2022 2:08 PM|

Cambodia’s civic space should be expanded and human rights defenders protected, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in Phnom Penh on Saturday, adding that “everybody has failed” to solve the Myanmar conflict, but he trusts Indonesia to make progress next year as Asean chair.

Prime Minister Hun Sen (left) is welcomed by Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing during a meeting in Myanmar on January 7, 2022. (CamboJA/ Supplied: National Television of Cambodia)

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Asean to Follow Five-Point Plan, “Review” Myanmar’s Representation at Meetings

11 Nov 2022 3:48 PM|

In contrast to the proposals of at least one Asean leader, Asean may continue to allow Myanmar’s military junta to be represented at some bloc meetings, and Asean will continue to follow the existing Five-Point Consensus plan, according to a Friday Asean leaders’ statement.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba exchanged signed documents with Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn during a ceremony for the Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia by Ukraine at the Asean summit in Phnom Penh on November 10, 2022. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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World Leaders Convene in Phnom Penh for Asean Summit

10 Nov 2022 7:49 PM|

Cambodia launched the start of the 40th Asean summit and related regional meetings on Wednesday as world leaders from 29 countries converged in Phnom Penh to join four days of discussions on topics ranging from how to deal with Myanmar’s junta, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and contested claims to the South China Sea.

Prime Minister Hun Sen (center right) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang attend a signing ceremony at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh on November 9, 2022. (Photo from Hun Sen’s Facebook page)

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Bilateral Agreements Add Chinese Language Classes to Cambodian Schools

10 Nov 2022 6:03 PM|

Cambodian state secondary schools will offer Chinese language classes in a pilot program announced as one of 18 bilateral agreements signed Wednesday between Prime Minister Hun Sen and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Phnom Penh on the eve of the Asean summit.

Flags of Cambodia, Asean and other countries are seen near Independence Monument in central Phnom Penh on November 4, 2022. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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At Asean Summit, Myanmar Conflict to Top Talks After Failing Consensus

7 Nov 2022 6:32 PM|

Ahead of the Asean summit in Phnom Penh this week, observers say leaders of the bloc’s member states will mostly debate regional security issues, especially the conflict in Myanmar. The country’s military leader was not invited.

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Ahead of 2023 Elections, Press Freedom Continues to Lag, CCHR Says

Cambodia Hands Asean Reins to Indonesia on Last Day of Summit

Sister of Missing Thai Activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit Pens Letter to Biden

As Biden Arrives for Asean Summit, Authorities Surveil Protester’s House

Asean to Follow Five-Point Plan, “Review” Myanmar’s Representation at Meetings

World Leaders Convene in Phnom Penh for Asean Summit

At Asean Summit, Myanmar Conflict to Top Talks After Failing Consensus

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Ahead of 2023 Elections, Press Freedom Continues to Lag, CCHR Says

Cambodia Hands Asean Reins to Indonesia on Last Day of Summit

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