Tag: torture

Preah Sihanouk provincial authorities hold a press conference to show the two suspects, Chen Neng Chuan and Lu Tsu Hsien, and items seized from their hotel, at provincial police headquarters on February 15, 2024. (CamboJA/Den Seymar)

Two Taiwanese Who Filmed Fake Kidnapping in Sihanoukville Sentenced To Two Years Imprisonment

16 Feb 2024 8:37 PM|
Mech Dara|

Two individuals from Taiwan were sentenced to two years’ jail and a fine of $1,000 each by Preah Sihanouk Provincial Court for allegedly creating and…

A screenshot of a video of the Chinese student having her finger cut off by kidnappers in Cambodia.

Two Suspects Detained for Torture, Kidnapping of Chinese Student in Bavet

23 Aug 2023 4:11 PM|
Eung Sea|

Two Vietnamese nationals were arrested earlier this month in connection to the kidnapping and torture of a female Chinese student who was filmed having her…

Xing Tian Di Casino in Sihanoukville. (Google Maps)

Kidnapped, Beaten and Ransomed in Post-Crackdown Sihanoukville

1 May 2023 10:19 PM|
Cindy Liu|

Before Ko found himself kidnapped, beaten and handcuffed to a bed in a Sihanoukville casino, with survival contingent on delivering his armed captors $120,000 in…

Sihanoukville’s Huang Le compound, an alleged scam and trafficking site, owned by Okhna Kuong Li. (Image: BBC)

Preah Sihanouk Authorities Claim BBC’s Report on Scams, Human Trafficking is “Baseless”

20 Apr 2023 3:36 PM|
Sorn Sarath|

A BBC documentary’s detailed evidence of scam operations and human trafficking at a Sihanoukville compound are “baseless,” Preah Sihanouk provincial administration claimed in a Tuesday…

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

U.S. report highlights human rights abuses by Cambodian armed forces

15 Apr 2022 9:39 AM|
Khuon Narim|

The U.S. Department of State’s 2021 country report on human rights pertaining to Cambodia, released on Tuesday, found that Cambodian government officials continue to violate…