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Cambodia urged to set free all political prisoners
A global rights body has urged the European Union (EU) to press Cambodia into freeing all political prisoners from its jails ahead of the annual Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) to be held in Phnom Penh later this month.
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As Airport Project Set to Swallow Village, Protesters Petition Hun Sen
Dozens of families in a Kandal village have been marked for eviction to develop Phnom Penh’s new international airport, and have petitioned Prime Minister Hun Sen complaining of the state’s compensation offer that they say is a mere 10th of market prices.
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More than 1,000 Takeo Vendors Protest Planned Market Demolition
More than 1,000 market vendors gathered in front of Takeo Provincial Hall to protest the planned construction of a new market that long-serving vendors worry will put Takeo Market out of business, taking their livelihoods with it.
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Video: Residents React to CNRP Dissolution’s Fourth Anniversary
Video: Residents React to CNRP Dissolution’s Fourth Anniversary
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Justice Ministry Denies “Pressure” Led to Release of 27 Activists
Ministry of Justice spokesperson Chin Malin on Nov. 15 reiterated that the government had released political prisoners and jailed activists in line with court procedures and once again stressed that it was not due to foreign pressure.
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Interview: ‘This will not change my commitment to fight against a dictatorial regime’
A Cambodia court has ordered the confiscation and forced sale of property owned by the country’s former opposition leader Sam Rainsy to pay the plaintiffs in defamation judgements against him. A Phnom Penh court issued four orders in early November to sell off the former headquarters of the banned Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), a building owned Sam Rainsy and his wife, Tioulong Somura.
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Government responds to NGOs unrealistic calls
The government has responded to 85 NGOs which called on the courts to drop all charges and release all community representatives, or land and forestry activists, who remain in custody.
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Cambodia releases union leader from prison
Analysts say the release of union leader Rong Chhun and other activists is an attempt by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government to soften its image on the international stage
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Government refutes CCHR statement on courts
Government officials have hit back at a Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) statement that claimed putting activists under court supervision gives authorities the power to monitor them, which prevents them from exercising their fundamental freedoms.
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Women Call for Greater Female Participation at Top Level Politics
Chak Sopheap, executive director at Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), said she sees similar issues when it comes to gender roles in political affairs. She pointed out that in some political parties, so far there has been no existing policy focused on promoting women’s participation.
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CNHP stands accused of faking membership, charges filed
The Ministry of Interior has officially turned down the validation of the newly-created opposition Cambodia National Heart Party (CNHP) after Minister Sar Kheng filed a complaint against the party’s interim president for allegedly creating thousands of its members’ fraudulent thumb prints.
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Cambodian Labor Leader Among 18 Activists Freed from Prison
A Cambodian court on Friday released 18 activists, including a prominent labor leader who has been a longtime critic of the government.
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GoldFX Creditors Question Company Link
More than 100 customers and investors fighting to get their money back from the failed GoldFX Investment Company gathered again in front of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) on November 10 demanding to know why it is investigating another company titled GFX International.
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Cambodia urged to free dissidents deported from Thailand
Human rights groups have urged Cambodian authorities to immediately drop “politically motivated charges” against activists Veourn Veasna and Voeung Samnang, who were forcibly returned by Thai immigration authorities this week.
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Updates: Mother Nature Activists, Rong Chhun Among 18 Released in Flurry of Verdicts, Reunions
Six Mother Nature activists, two members of Khmer Thavrak, six Chinese Embassy protesters, two activists from the opposition CNRP, Khmer Win Party president Suong Sophorn and unionist Rong Chhun were released from Prey Sar Prison on Friday. The 18 political prisoners freed on Friday add to eight others released over the previous week.
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Activist Rong Chhun Released from Prison
Labor rights activist Rong Chhun was released from prison on Nov. 12 after the Court of Appeal suspended part of his sentence. Chhun was among at least 10 activists who were released over the course of Friday, but the driving force for the mass release remains unclear.
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Cambodian authorities release labor union leader in surprise move
Cambodian authorities freed a detained Cambodian labor union leader and two fellow labor activists on Friday after an appeals court upheld parts of their convictions while releasing them for time served for other charges, rights groups and activists said.
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Journalism standards discussed with Info Ministry
Cambodian Center for Human Rights Project Coordinator Houn Phorn said that before 2017, they saw many newspapers being published, but now they see that print media no longer functions as well, and people are turning to new technologies such as social media.
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Redd+ It and Forget It: What Does This Conservation Project Really Mean?
Cambodia aspires to reduce 42 percent of its expected 2030 emissions not through stopping coal-powered energy but with trees. More specifically, the country will offset a majority of the total emissions it releases through Redd+, a system where — in its simplest explanation — polluters pay to protect forests that can absorb greenhouse gases to make up for the emissions they put into the atmosphere.
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Government Denies Requesting Thai Deportations as UN Refugee Agency Condemns Arrest
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) issued a statement on Nov. 12 condemning the Thai government’s decision to deport Voeung Samnang and Voeun Veasna, two activists who had been granted refugee status in Thailand due to the political persecution they were expected to face in Cambodia
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