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Police Block Monks from Delivering Petition To King
PHNOM PENH - More than 150 monks gathered together on Thursday to submit a petition to the Royal Palace, asking King Norodom Sihamoni to postpone a National Assembly session on Sept. 23 that the opposition has threatened to boycott. Ou Virak, head of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, condemned the police for stopping the monks from delivering their petition.
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Opposition Supporters Insist on No Compromise With CPP
With the opposition CNRP and CPP having conducted two days of talking aimed at ending the stalemate over July’s disputed national election, opposition supporters in Phnom Penh yesterday insisted they would accept nothing short of total acquiescence from the ruling party to CNRP’s demands.
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Police Question Friend of Man Shot in Monivong Bridge Clash
Police officers yesterday questioned the friend of a man who was shot in the head by security forces near Monivong Bridge in Phnom Penh on Sunday night, following a day of protests and earlier clash between opposition party protesters and authorities.
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Hun Sen Offers ‘Back Pay’ to Ousted Opposition Lawmakers
Prime Minister Hun Sen has offered to pay back the lost salaries of opposition lawmakers who were stripped of their parliamentary posts in June by then CPP-led National Assembly, a CNRP official said.
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Report Says EU’s Trade Scheme Is Impoverishing Villagers
A preferential trade scheme by the European Union (E.U) for least developed countries is leading to human rights abused and destitution among Cambodia’s poor according to a new report released by two NGOs and sent to the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday.
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Threat of National Assembly Boycott Present Royal Conundrum
Despite the opposition CNRP’s ongoing threats to boycott the opening of parliament next Monday, the National Assembly yesterday officially announced that King Norodom Sihamoni will open the first session of the new legislature as scheduled.
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Opposition Gives Hard Deadline for Political Negotiations
PHNOM PENH - The Cambodia opposition says it is holding firm to a threat to boycott the Sept. 23 opening session of parliament, potentially stalling the formation of a new government, if a political solution is not found by Sept. 22, as leaders from both sides met for a second day Tuesday. Ou Virak, head of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, said Tuesday’s meeting showed some positive results, including an agreement to reform the National Election Committee and to reduce post-election tensions.
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CNRP Vows More Protests If Demands Not Met
Opposition leaders Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha yesterday ended the CNRP’s three-day demonstration Phnom Penh, but vowed to hold further demonstrations if the National Assembly is convened on Monday without an agreement having reached with the ruling CPP over the disputed results of July’s election.
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Analysis: Punished at the polls, Cambodia's long-serving PM is smiling again
The long-ruling autocrat emerged beaming from lengthy closed-door meetings this week with his old political foe, Sam Rainsy, who says Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party (CPP) cheated its way to a narrow victory in a July 28 general election. "Without these concessions, the CNRP will not be able to achieve very much," said Ou Virak, president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights.
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Despite Prohibition, NGOs Maintain Presence at Demonstration
Dozens of NGOs and civil society groups were a constant presence at opposition protests over the past three days, including during Sunday’s clashes between civilians and security forces, despite a warning from the Interior Ministry last week not to lend their services to demonstrations. Ou Virak, president of Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) said that Mr. Kheng’s warning to keep away from a demonstration conflicted with the role of his NGO.
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Six Charged With Assault in Wake of Clashes With Police
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday charged six men with assault and destruction of property for their role in clashes Sunday night between security forces, protesters and angry commuters, which resulted in 29-year old construction worker being shot dead.
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CNRP’s Next Challenge-How to Compromise
Over the past three days, the CNRP conducted one of the most significant campaigns of mass demonstrations against Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government in years.
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CNRP Touts Success on Second Day of Demonstrations
As leader form the CPP and CNRP sat down for around of top-level negotiations aimed at breaking the country’s prolonged political impasse yesterday, opposition supporters once again poured in Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park for the second day of demonstrations against alleged fraud in July’s election.
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Victims Describe Deadly Clash at Monivong Bridge
Victims of the violent clashes that broke out between security forces and stone-throwing youth in Phnom Penh on Sunday night recount the event yesterday, with some saying they sustained injuries while battling against riot police and others saying they were simply unfortunate commuters trapped in the middle.
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Six Sent to Municipal Court Following Clashes With Police
Officials at Phnom Penh Municipal court yesterday questioned six men accused of using violence against authorities when protesters clashed with security forces near Phnom Penh’s Monivong Bridge in fighting that saw 29-year-old man shot dead.
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US Call for Transparent Investigation Into Protester Shooting
The U.S yesterday called for a full and transparent investigation into the killing of the a 29-year-old man by security forces on Sunday night during a heated clash around Monivong Bridge, while the European Union said that the police should show more restrained in the future.
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Thai Newspaper Responds to Official’s Allegation of Bias
Bangkok-based newspaper The National has denied comments made by the spokesman of Cambodia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry that the publication was biased and received cash to criticize Prime Minister Hun Sen.
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Protest in Cambodia leaves one dead
Violent clashes have erupted in Cambodia, leaving a protester dead and several wounded as thousands gathered to challenge strongman premier Hun Sen's disputed election win. One demonstrator was killed, according to prominent activist Ou Virak, president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights.
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Cambodia TV Fails to Cover CNRP Protests
Viewers of local television yesterday would have had no idea the opposition CNRP was staging a mass protest, during which violent clashed with police occurred and water cannons and tear gas were used.
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Cambodian police clash with opposition; 1 dead
HNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Riot police in Cambodia clashed with protesters in the nation’s capital on Sunday, shooting one to death and wounding six more, opposition activists said, in a new wave of demonstrations against Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government following a disputed July election. Ou Virak, president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, said talks between the rivals this week could have focused on allotting the opposition several parliamentary leadership positions, reforming the electoral commission and allowing Sam Rainsy to take a seat in parliament.
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