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Activist Cambodian monk is defrocked, arrested in Thailand-fellow refugee
Authorities near the Thai capital Bangkok have arrested and defrocked an activist Buddhist monk from Cambodia despite his refugee status, a fellow refugee said Wednesday, expressing fears he will be deported to his authoritarian homeland.
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Government crackdown comes after ten years of illegal Tonle Sap encroachment, say observers
Long Sochet, a member of a fishing community in Pursat province’s Kandieng district along the banks of the Tonle Sap Lake, has applauded the government’s crackdown on the destruction of the lake’s dwindling flooded forests. For him and his community, he says, these forests are the life of the Tonle Sap Lake.
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Sokha to Rainsy: I’m no hostage
Former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) president Kem Sokha has responded to Sam Rainsy’s allegations about the statement he issued on November 28 wherein he demanded that Rainsy cease and desist using his name and image for political purposes and linking him to activities he did not support.
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Police Release Villagers Accused of Vandalism while Protecting Forest
Police released six village representatives in Kampong Speu Province’s Oral Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary on Dec. 1 after they were summoned yesterday for their role in a protest against the armed forces who have been clearing community forestland.
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Cambodia’s Kem Sokha denies outside pressure in party rift
Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha pushed back online on Wednesday against suggestions he had been forced to post a criticism last week of fellow Cambodia National Rescue Party member Sam Rainsy.
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K Chhnang doing mediation locally
The Kampong Chhnang Provincial Administration has solved 549 out of the 723 land dispute cases in total that were filed by residents in November. The administration is still working to solve the remaining 134 cases.
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UNESCO supports Cambodian prosecutors
UNESCO yesterday distributed “Guidelines for Prosecutors on Cases of Crimes against Journalists” to its member states including Cambodia to end impunity for crimes against journalists with an objective to guarantee freedom of expression and access to information for all citizens.
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CNHP files complaint with Supreme Court over Ministry of Interior’s registration rejection
Amid a legal dispute with the Ministry of Interior over the decision not to validate opposition Cambodia National Heart Party (CNHP), the party on Friday lodged an official complaint with the Supreme Court to retract the ministry’s decision.
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Kem Sokha’s message shows Rainsy-Sokha split after Candlelight Party congress
Former president of the outlawed opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) Kem Sokha has put distance between himself and exiled political figure Sam Rainsy, saying the two men “are not the same person”. Sokha pointed to the return of Rainsy’s former Candlelight Party as a sign of the political split between the two opposition leaders.
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Borey VIP customers petition PM for relief
More than 150 people claiming to be victims of fraud at the Borey VIP gated community project in Spean Thmor commune in the capital’s Dangkor district sought the intervention of Prime Minister Hun Sen after not receiving the homes they had paid for by instalment over the past several years.
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CNRP Rift Out in the Open as Kem Sokha Distances Himself from Rainsy
Former CNRP president Kem Sokha made his clearest move to distance himself from the Sam Rainsy faction of the dissolved opposition party, claiming he had nothing to do with Rainsy’s decision to direct supporters to the reactivated Candlelight Party.
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Over 2,000ha of flooded forest seized in new push
Over 2,000ha out of more than 10,000ha of flooded forestland around the Tonle Sap Lake have been seized, with more than a dozen offenders already begging for clemency for their encroachment on the protected areas which the government says must be preserved as fish-spawning habitat.
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Governor ‘Reclaimed’ 2,000 Ha of Flooded Forest After PM’s ‘Hot’ Missive
More than 2,000 hectares of Tonle Sap flooded forests have been retaken by the state, the Kampong Chhnang governor said on Monday, a rapid response just a day after Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered action against “anarchic deforestation” via a public Facebook post.
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Unbowed by prison, union leader Rong Chhun says he will continue to advocate for rights
Less than two weeks after his release from prison, unionist Rong Chhun vowed that he would continue fighting for human rights and social justice.
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Licadho report: Online harassment violates human rights, requires official and private-sector responses
“The Cambodian government routinely harasses and imprisons environmental and human rights defenders, political opponents, journalists, and regular social media users for their online expression,” the report said.
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Former Opposition Leader Kem Sokha Officially Severs Ties with Sam Rainsy
"I have observed that until now, Sam Rainsy and his colleagues continue to use my name and photo in connection with their activities, and that, without my permission or support," he wrote in a message on his Facebook page.
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NGOs set to fund 120 women street vendorsv
A total of 120 women street vendors – 39 in the capital and 81 in the provinces of Battambang, Siem Reap and Preah Sihanouk – have been selected to receive undisclosed amounts of funds to support their businesses during Covid-19, NGOs involved in the scheme said in a joint statement.
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According to the US Department of State, 109 countries as well as representatives of civil society and the private sector have been asked to take part in this event that will be held online.
Cambodia is not on the list of countries invited by the United States for the first Summit for Democracy that will be hosted by US President Joe Biden on Dec. 9 and 10.
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Mondulkiri’s Indigenous Residents Complain of Irregular Land Titling
Around 30 Bunong residents from O’Reang district’s Dak Dam commune gathered on Thursday in Pu Treng village and accused local authorities of collusion and issuing land titles for communal lands.
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‘I Am Still Afraid to Share’: Cambodia’s Internet Users Face Pervasive Harassment
As an extension of the physical world, the internet in Cambodia as described in the report is shot through with many of the same issues described offline by human rights observers: Gender disparities, including those that tilt toward sexual violence, a political environment hostile to opposition voices and a need for more meaningful engagement from foreign actors.
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