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Activists are convicted for protesting in front of Chinese embassy on the anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreement
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court convicted nine activists including former CNRP officials for incitement to cause social turmoil and sentenced them to between 12 months to 20 months in prison in relation to an October protest outside the Chinese embassy.
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Cambodia Jails Activists Over 2020 Paris Peace Petitions
A Cambodian court on Monday sentenced nine activists, including a lawmaker from the outlawed main opposition party, to prison terms ranging from 12 to 20 months on incitement charges for issuing pro-democracy petitions last year, the daughter of one of the defendants said.
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257 curfew violators detained in single Phnom Penh district last night
Authorities detained 257 curfew violators in a single Phnom Penh district last night, showing the massive scale on which the capital’s citizens seem to be flouting Royal Government regulations.
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Gov’t says call for release of accused is inappropriate
A senior government official said two international civil society organisations (CSOs) that requested the release of Rong Chhun have no effect on Cambodian courts.
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Weary From Sugar Conflicts, Koh Kong Residents Brace for More Clearing
Hong Sok remembers clearing his own patch of land when he was 16 years old, after his parents passed a piece to him in order to start his own farm. He says he would like to be able to give land to his children too, but his land has been impossible to farm for around five years now.
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Information Ministry: Media landscape need improving
The Ministry of information plans to hold a meeting with media publishers, journalist associations, and other stakeholders as soon as the Covid-19 eases to discuss improving the media landscape in the kingdom.
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https://cambojanews.com/in-closing-arguments-defense-argues-insufficient-evidence-to-convict-rong-chhun-and-two-activists-in-border-incitement-case/
International NGOs have been calling on the Cambodian authorities to release trade union leader and activist Rong Chhun as well as other human rights and environmental activists who were arrested, they say, on trumped-up charges.
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The struggles of Cambodia’s garment workers, sex workers and reproductive rights
To Cambodia’s west, a spiralling delta-fuelled outbreak in Thailand (which registered a record 17,669 daily cases yesterday) looks at risk of spilling over the Kingdom’s borders.
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No Consequences for Commune Chiefs Involved in Illegal Land Sales
Calls are growing for commune chiefs to face harsher punishments if they sell land in protected areas after a slew of land purchases were nullified by the state after it was revealed that the commune chiefs who approved the sale were not in the position to do so.
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Phnom Penh authorities take stern administrative measures against COVID-19 surge
Phnom Penh municipal authorities are taking stern administrative measures to combat and prevent the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
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PM orders temporary ban on imported frozen meat
Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered a temporary ban on imported meat, although details are still forthcoming, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
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In closing arguments, defense argues insufficient evidence to convict Rong Chhun and two activists in border incitement case
In Friday’s closing arguments in the border incitement trials of prominent unionist Rong Chhun and activists Sar Kanika and Ton Nimol, the defense called for a full acquittal on the grounds of insufficient evidence.
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Facebook live streamers to follow code of ethics
Ministry of Information and journalists came together to ask all social media, especially Facebook, live streamers to abide by the code of ethics.
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Rong Chhun Denied His Final Request as Contentious Trial Comes to a Close
At the end of his trial, the prominent union leader tried to make a final request, but the presiding judge would not accept it.
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Appeal to drop charges and jail term denied
Two former CNRP elected commune councilors’ appeal to drop their charges and the three-year term imposed by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court turned futile when the Phnom Penh Appeal Court yesterday upheld the charges and the verdict.
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Curfew, Ban on Gatherings With Alcohol Ordered Nationwide Amid Delta Fears
Phnom Penh is banning gatherings with alcohol or with more than 10 people, as well as going out after 9 p.m., following a nationwide order for municipal and provincial authorities to implement the measures to stop the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19, while eight border provinces will also enter three-tiered lockdown tonight for two weeks.
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Unions Sue Cambodia Airports over Unfair Dismissals and Union-Busting
Leaders of unions at Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville International Airports on July 20 sued Cambodia Airports for obstructing and refusing to engage in a collective bargaining agreement with the unions to resolve the issue of layoffs.
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Curfew declared in Phnom Penh, all cities and provincial capitals effective midnight Thursday to August 12
A curfew from 9pm to 3am will come into effect from Friday 30th of July to August 12, in one of the Government’s harshest measure to date to try and arrest the spike in COVID-19 cases – particularly the ‘Delta’ variant which is threatening to run loose in the country.
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Phnom Chrab Trey Ksant Protected Area’s First Female Community Leader
Met Malen, 21, has become the first female community leader in the Phnom Chreab Trey Ksant protected area of Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary in Preah Vihear Province’s Chey Sen District.
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Gov’t locks down border provinces, and announces new nationwide restrictions, amid fears of spreading Delta variant
The Cambodian government announced it is locking down eight provinces along the Thai border in order to curb the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19, and installing nationwide restrictions on restaurants, cinemas, museums, and entertainment venues, as well as travel curfews, amid a surge in neighboring Thailand.
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