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Kem Sokha attends a soldier’s funeral on July 31, 2025. (Photo posted on Facebook by his lawyer, Pheng Heng)

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Kem Sokha Allowed To Attend Soldier Funerals Under Court Watch

31 Jul 2025 1:44 PM|
Khuon Narim|

Kem Sokha, one of the country’s most prominent opposition leaders facing long-running legal battles, was briefly allowed out of house arrest Thursday to attend funerals for soldiers killed in recent border clashes with Thailand, his lawyer said.

Sam Rainsy meets with several members of Malaysian parliament in a personal visit. (Sam Rainsy Facebook)

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Hun Sen Claims Sam Rainsy Expelled from Malaysia, But Contrasting Narrative Emerges

1 Jun 2023 5:58 PM|

Opposition figure Sam Rainsy came to Malaysia for a planned day-long “private visit” which included a “greet and meet” with three legislators on Tuesday and then returned to Paris the…

Prime Minister Hun Sen attends an inauguration ceremony at the Russei Keo bridge in Phnom Penh on May 31, 2023. (Hun Sen’s Facebook)

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Candlelight Seeks to Negotiate Participation in Elections, But Authorities Say “It Is Over”

31 May 2023 5:27 PM|

Candlelight Party leaders denied Prime Minister Hun Sen’s accusations that it had intentionally disqualified itself from the national elections as a political ploy, in a Tuesday statement.

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

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Three CCFC Members Released on Bail After Confessing Crimes

31 May 2023 2:55 PM|

Three detained land rights activists from the Coalition of Cambodian Farmers Community (CCFC) were released on bail Tuesday evening after confessing to plotting and incitement and publicly apologizing to Prime…

Prime Minister Hun Sen votes at a polling station in Kandal province’s Takhmao city on June 5, 2022. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang.

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Hun Sen Claims Candlelight Botched Election Registration as Political Tactic

26 May 2023 12:18 PM|

After the leading opposition Candlelight Party was officially disqualified from participating in the national elections, Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Friday that he thought the party’s leaders had secretly…

Candlelight Party signs at the party’s headquarters in Phnom Penh on April 4, 2022. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Constitutional Council Rules Candlelight Party Cannot Compete in National Elections Breaking

25 May 2023 1:05 PM|

Updated: The Candlelight Party will not be allowed to participate in the national elections, Cambodia’s Constitutional Council ruled on Thursday.

Candlelight Party leaders held a press conference on May 16, 2023, to discuss the NEC’s decision to exclude it from the July national election. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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Candlelight to Challenge NEC Decision at Constitutional Council

16 May 2023 5:14 PM|

The Candlelight Party will challenge the National Election Committee’s decision to disqualify it from the July election by petitioning the Constitution Council this week, the party said Tuesday.

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NEC Rejects Candlelight Party’s Registration for July Elections

15 May 2023 7:56 PM|

The National Election Committee (NEC) officially rejected the Candlelight Party’s registration for the July elections, claiming that the leading opposition party had not submitted the required documents in a Monday…

Prime Minister Hun Sen gives a speech at the National Inter-Faith Forum Against Human Trafficking on September 29, 2022, in a photo posted to his Facebook page.

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PM Hun Sen Threatens Candlelight Members with Arrest If They Protest Party’s Inability to Participate in Elections

15 May 2023 7:27 AM|

Prime Minister Hun Sen threatened to arrest and take legal actions against the Candlelight Party's plans to rally supporters to protest the National Election Committee's rejection of the party's registration.

Kem Sokha Allowed To Attend Soldier Funerals Under Court Watch

Hun Sen Claims Sam Rainsy Expelled from Malaysia, But Contrasting Narrative Emerges

Candlelight Seeks to Negotiate Participation in Elections, But Authorities Say “It Is Over”

Three CCFC Members Released on Bail After Confessing Crimes

Hun Sen Claims Candlelight Botched Election Registration as Political Tactic

Constitutional Council Rules Candlelight Party Cannot Compete in National Elections Breaking

Candlelight to Challenge NEC Decision at Constitutional Council

NEC Rejects Candlelight Party’s Registration for July Elections

PM Hun Sen Threatens Candlelight Members with Arrest If They Protest Party’s Inability to Participate in Elections

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Kem Sokha Allowed To Attend Soldier Funerals Under Court Watch

Hun Sen Claims Sam Rainsy Expelled from Malaysia, But Contrasting Narrative Emerges

Candlelight Seeks to Negotiate Participation in Elections, But Authorities Say “It Is Over”

Three CCFC Members Released on Bail After Confessing Crimes

Hun Sen Claims Candlelight Botched Election Registration as Political Tactic

Constitutional Council Rules Candlelight Party Cannot Compete in National Elections Breaking

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NEC Rejects Candlelight Party’s Registration for July Elections

PM Hun Sen Threatens Candlelight Members with Arrest If They Protest Party’s Inability to Participate in Elections

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