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Ouch Leng, four activists released after “secretly entering” Prey Lang protected forest
Goldman Environmental Prize-winning Ouch Leng and four activists were released by the Kratie Provincial Court Monday morning after being detained on Friday for allegedly entering the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary illegally.
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Covid-19 Vaccinations for ‘Dignitaries’ to Begin at Four State Hospitals
Senior government officials and journalists have been put at the front of the line for Covid-19 vaccinations starting Wednesday at four state hospitals, with the Health Ministry saying some with preexisting health conditions should not be vaccinated.
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On Patrol, a Mekong Village Tackles Electric Fishing Scourge
KAMPONG KBEUNG VILLAGE, Kratie — It’s 4:35 on the morning of January 8 in Cambodia’s northeastern province of Kratie. Twelve community fisheries patrollers have been mostly sleeping since 1 a.m., their bodies dotted around the embers of a fire on an islet in the Mekong River. Wrapped in blankets, the patrol team are exhausted after more than nine hours on the water.
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Authorities Release Five Cambodian Activists Detained Days For Entering Forest Without Permission
Five activists, including the recipient of an international prize for environmental campaigners, were released Monday after being detained for days by authorities in Cambodia’s Kratie province who accused them of documenting the destruction of a protected forest “without official permission.”
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Chinese Drug ‘Mastermind’ Prisoner Escapes During Hospital Visit
A Chinese inmate of Prey Sar prison, described as a drug “mastermind,” escaped from the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital on Sunday night while awaiting surgery, officials said.
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CHRC rejects ‘biased and groundless allegations’ over human rights situation and law enforcement in Kingdom
The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) has addressed the human rights situation and law enforcement in the Kingdom for 2020 by rejecting the “biased and groundless allegations” made in the reports by certain “anti-government political groups” and human organisations.
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No charges against five forest activists nabbed in Prey Lang
The Kratie Provincial Court on February 8 released five detained forest activists who had been arrested on February 5 for illegally trespassing in a protected area, according to deputy prosecutor Sor Vuthy.
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Three Cambodian women rescued from traffickers in Vietnam
Three Cambodian women have been rescued from human traffickers in Vietnam, according to a press release from the Cambodian Embassy there on Saturday.
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General Tea Banh has received the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine
Although Prime Minister Hun Sen has said that he would receive the first shot of China’s Sinopharm vaccine once the first batch of doses arrived in Cambodia, it is actually Defense Minister Tea Banh who has been known as the first person from Cambodia to have been vaccinated.
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Military officer and accomplices on trial for illegally selling land
Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday began the trial of Lieutenant General Sar Thavy, an undersecretary of state for the Defence Ministry, and six of his accomplices, accused of stealing land in the outskirts of Phnom Penh and selling it to a businesswoman in 2018.
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First shipment of Covid-19 vaccines lands in Cambodia
Prime Minister Hun Sen nominated ministers and generals, his three sons and the children of senior officials to be first inoculated for COVID-19 in Cambodia, as the first shipment of Sinopharm vaccinations donated by China arrived at the Phnom Penh International Airport on Sunday.
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Reporters remain unclear on scope of police powers in new directive on interference by media
Authorities doubled down on threats of legal action against reporters who “interfere” in police investigations after four media associations on Friday called for clarification of a new directive, but the scope of police powers remains unclear, journalists and advocates said.
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If Kem Sokha Wants Fast Trial, He Can Return to Jail: Justice Ministry
CNRP president Kem Sokha can get his wish for a speedy trial if he goes back to jail, as the courts are prioritizing cases for those detained in the country’s overcrowded prisons, Justice Ministry spokesperson Chin Malin said on Friday.
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Award-Winning Environmentalist, Four Others Arrested in Kratie
UPDATED — Prominent environmentalist Ouch Leng and four other forestry activists were arrested by Kratie provincial environment officers Friday afternoon, local officials said.
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Court Protesters Complain That Security Guards Denied Them Breakfast
Security guards blocked some protesters outside the Phnom Penh Municipal Court from buying breakfast, and told a street vendor of noodles, meatball soup, pork and rice to not sell to them, the protesters alleged on Thursday while rallying on an empty stomach.
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Rights NGO says fundamental freedoms deterioration persists
Local human rights group ADHOC said fundamental freedoms were severely restricted in Phnom Penh, especially the ongoing curbs on freedom of expression and association, according to a new report.
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Judge keeps Kem Sokha’s case off the docket, claims jurisdiction
The Ministry of Justice yesterday rebuked the claims of former opposition leader Kem Sokha’s lawyers that their client’s “treason” case was a political issue that required a political resolution, rather than a court settlement.
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Rong Chhun, activists testify in incitement case
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on February 3 heard arguments in the case of Rong Chhun, head of the Cambodia Watchdog Council (CWC), and two other defendants on charges of “incitement to cause social chaos”.
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Rights committee offers free legal advice hotline
Starting February 3, anyone who has a question on the law or needs legal advice can phone lawyers from the Cambodia Human Rights Committee (CHRC) and consult with them for free, according to a CHRC notice on February 4.
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Sexual abuse of boys ‘not receiving enough attention’
First Step Cambodia (FSC), a local NGO that deals with the needs of male victims and survivors of sexual abuse and their families in Cambodia, has recently found that child sexual abuse in the country has occurred with increasing frequency over the last few years. In an exclusive interview with Khmer Times, Poutignat Raphael, FSC Development Manager said sexual abuse on boys is quite a serious issue in Cambodia but is not receiving enough attention due to people’s out-of-date mindset.
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