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Read More Cambodia’s Former PM Sues Rights Activist For Defamation
On Monday, lawyers for Cambodia’s ruling party filed a lawsuit accusing a leading rights activist of defamation and seeking $500,000 in damages, the latest development in the country’s rolling political crackdown.
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Read More A discreet start to a new political era in Cambodia
In 2023, Cambodia commenced a new chapter in its political history. The country went through the inevitable motions of elections, enabling a generational transition in government after four decades of rule by the same core elites to their scions. The main suspense of July’s national election concerned when the generational transition it sanctified would take place.
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Read More Cambodian activist who spoiled election ballot sentenced to 3 years
A Cambodian opposition party official who posted a photo of his spoiled election ballot on Facebook during last year’s general election was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison for incitement.
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Read More Cambodia Daily Corrects Report Amid Legal Case Against Soeng Senkaruna
The Cambodia Daily Khmer media has announced a correction to their article for “adding quotes” to senior official human rights group Adhoc Soeng Senkaruna’s comment, which allegedly insulted the ruling CPP.
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Read More Cambodian ruling party lawyers single out opposition voices
Lawyers for the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) have targeted a civil rights activist and a leader of an opposition party for potential litigation amid further arrests ahead of Feb. 25 Senate elections.
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Read More Garment Workers Ask For Workplace Nurseries to Enable Breastfeeding and Protect Children’s Health
Amid falling breastfeeding rates in Cambodia, garment workers are pushing for nurseries and community kindergarten to be set up near their factory.
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Read More Cambodian democracy weaker under Hun Manet, says opposition
Cambodia’s democracy has been regressing since Prime Minister Hun Manet entered office in August last year, according to the leader of an opposition party that was barred from last year’s general election.
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Read More Ex-Candlelight, CPP Members Kung Raiya, Two Others Nabbed in Thailand Before PM Hun Manet’s Visit
Former opposition party members, Kung Raiya and two others, who quit ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and fled to Thailand have been arrested by Thai authorities on February 2, 2024, a week before Prime Minister Hun Manet’s visit on February 7.
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Read More Cambodian opposition politicians arrested ahead of senate polls
Two senior members of Cambodia’s opposition Candlelight Party have been arrested ahead of the Senate elections to be held on Feb. 25, as a further three Cambodian refugees were detained in Thailand ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Hun Manet.
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Read More Over 100 Garment Workers Demand Company’s Reinstatement of Union Leaders
More than 100 garment workers at Shengbo Garment Factory Ltd in Kampong Speu province protested on Saturday, demanding the reinstatement of two workers, who were fired after their election as union leaders in the factory.
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Read More Rights Groups Condemn Thailand’s Arrest of Cambodian Dissident Exiles
The arrest of the three Cambodian dissidents came ahead of a state visit by Prime Minister Hun Manet on February 7.
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Read More Former PM Hun Sen Threatens Adhoc’s Soeng Senkaruna With Lawsuit Following Comments in Media Report
Updated: The ruling CPP has filed a lawsuit against outspoken human rights group Adhoc Soeng Senkaruna for allegedly making a comment believed to provoke unrest and incite hatred against the Cambodian People’s Party.
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Read More 3 Cambodian activists arrested in Thailand ahead of Hun Manet visit
A Cambodian former political prisoner and two other activists associated with the country’s opposition Candlelight Party were arrested in Thailand on Friday, in what they think is the latest example of their government exercising its influence across borders, they told Radio Free Asia.
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Read More Two senior Candlelight Party members arrested on street
Cambodia’s main opposition Candlelight Party condemned the government in a statement after two of its senior members were arrested this week amid an ongoing crackdown against political opposition members ahead of Feb. 25 Senate elections.
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Read More Conservation Group’s Militarized Forest Patrol Clashes With Villagers in Preah Vihear
A man in camouflage pants and a shirt labeled “U.S. Army” lunges at a villager, swinging a rattan stick in his right hand, handcuffs in his left.
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Read More NGO Asks Parents To Encourage Children To Talk About Online Sexual Abuse, Exploitation
Parents play a very important role in preventing online abuse, according to Dutch group Terre des Hommes Netherlands (TdH NL), which launched a campaign last year to raise awareness on online safety. It urged parents to pay more attention to children’s activities online, discuss safety issues, and encourage them to seek support if they encounter online abuse.
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Read More Police Arrests Two More Candlelight Officials for Alleged Document Forgery As Senate Election Nears
Two more Candlelight Party officials have been arrested for using forged documents to register people’s names without their consent to reserve them as candidates for councilor posts. The arrests bring the total number of opposition leader detention to four so far in January 2024.
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Read More Residents Near New Phnom Penh Airport Site Protest Land Settlement
Around 80 people gathered on Sunday near a portion of land that has been allotted for Phnom Penh’s new Techo Takhmao International Airport, currently under construction, calling for authorities to expedite a settlement process, according to a community representative.
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Read More Indicating Stagnation in Fight Against Corruption
Cambodia’s corruption index on Transparency International 2023 has worsened, falling two points from last year, according to Transparency International Cambodia (TIC).
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Read More Cambodian opposition leader appeals 27-year sentence
Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha launched his appeal against a 27-year sentence for treason and attempting to stage a color revolution on Tuesday amid tight security and a ban on journalists who intended to cover the trial.
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