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  • Opposition unification looking unlikely for commune elections

    As the commune elections approach, the effort to “unite democrats” to challenge the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) had made little progress, raising concerns that the opposition parties are not ready, or not capable of merging before the elections.

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  • Questions Raised Over Arrested Killer’s Motive in CNRP Activist Murder

    Phnom Penh military police said they arrested Sieng Chorath on Monday after he turned himself in to authorities and confessed to killing Sin Khon, a CNRP youth activist who was living at Wat Chas. The victim suffered wounds on his back and a likely fatal slash to his right leg, which was almost severed.

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  • Forced Marriage, Unpaid Work Highlighted in 16-Day Gender Equality Campaign

    Parents forcing their gay daughter to marry a man. Gender expectations that keep women at home for hours each day to take care of chores. Pressures that prevent female students from pursuing the sciences. The safety of migrant women. Sexual harassment. Victim-blaming.

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  • Covid no excuse for laziness, PM warns commune chiefs

    Hun Sen made the remarks on November 23 during the inauguration ceremony for the Stung Trang-Kroch Chhmar Cambodia-China Friendship Bridge, which connects Kampong Cham province across the Mekong River to Tbong Khmum province

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  • Police Arrest Man in Connection to CNRP Activist’s Murder

    Phnom Penh Gendarmerie arrested a man on Nov. 22 in connection to the murder of Sin Khon, a former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) activist who was brutally hacked to death in the early hours of Nov. 21.

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  • Man held over ex-CNRP activist’s murder

    Military police in Phnom Penh yesterday arrested and sent a man to Phnom Penh Municipal Court for questioning over the killing of a former CNRP activist in Chroy Changva district.

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  • UN Decries Thailand's Deportation of Cambodian Activists

    The U.N. refugee agency has condemned Thailand's deportation of three Cambodian political activists back to their home country, describing it as part of a “trend” of returning Cambodian refugees across the border where they face the risk of persecution.

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  • Ministry warns Seam Pluk not to flee in thumbprints probe

    The Interior Ministry has warned Cambodia National Heart Party (CNRP) interim president Seam Pluk not to flee the country to seek political asylum abroad because he is being sued by the ministry over the alleged use of fraudulent thumbprints in the membership list.

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  • Freed Rong Chhun aims to visit Vietnam border again

    Chhun yesterday also told the media: “I just want to say I am now with the environment youths after a year in jail. All those who were jailed had asked the court to drop the charges. However, although we are released, our activities will be monitored for three years. The court acts as a watchdog and I feel my freedom of movement is monitored.”

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  • Freshly Released from Prison, Activists Vow to Continue their Work

    On the morning of Nov. 23, a handful of activists who had recently been released from prison pledged to continue their work while stood in a petrol station forecourt after the café that had initially agreed to host their impromptu press conference cancelled the reservation on the grounds of COVID-19 risks.

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  • Cambodia Jails Critics Deported by Thailand

    Three Cambodian refugees deported by Thailand have been jailed on charges of conspiracy and incitement, police said on Monday, as pressure grows on Thailand to protect activists at risk of persecution at home.

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  • Family and Colleagues Demand Justice for Murdered CNRP Activist

    Following the brutal slaying of 31-year-old Sin Khon, an activist for the outlawed Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) in the early hours of Nov. 21, family and friends of Khon have called on the authorities to ensure a thorough and independent investigation is carried out.

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  • Cambodia Jails Critics Deported by Thailand

    Three Cambodian refugees deported by Thailand have been jailed on charges of conspiracy and incitement, police said on Monday, as pressure grows on Thailand to protect activists at risk of persecution at home.

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  • Civil society groups decry deportation of CNRP asylum seekers

    The recent deportations of three members of the outlawed Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) from Thailand to Cambodia has been criticized by a number of civil society groups for blatantly violating their rights as refugees recognised by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

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  • Family and Colleagues Demand Justice for Murdered CNRP Activist

    Following the brutal slaying of 31-year-old Sin Khon, an activist for the outlawed Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) in the early hours of Nov. 21, family and friends of Khon have called on the authorities to ensure a thorough and independent investigation is carried out.

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  • Cambodia Asks, Should Internships Be Paid?

    More Cambodians are debating the issue of whether or not internships should be paid, as an increasing number of students now seek opportunities to intern and boost their skills before joining an increasingly competitive job market.

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  • Interior Ministry spokesman warns CNHP chief not to flee the country

    The Ministry of Interior spokesman has warned Cambodia National Heart Party (CNRP) interim president Seam Pluk not to flee the country to seek political asylum abroad because he is being sued by the ministry for allegedly using fraudulent thumbprints in the membership list.

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  • CNHP to file lawsuit over rejection of validation

    The opposition Cambodia National Heart Party (CNHP) will file a complaint to the Supreme Court over the Interior Ministry’s decision not to validate it for allegedly using fraudulent thumbprints in the membership list.

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  • Cambodian opposition activist slashed to death during festival

    An activist and member of Cambodia’s banned opposition party was slashed to death over the weekend as annual Water Festival celebrations in the capital Phnom Penh drew to a close, sources in the country told RFA.

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  • UN condemns Thailand for deporting third Cambodian refugee

    who represented the now dissolved Cambodian opposition party at district government level and was a vocal critic of Prime Minister Hun Sen's government -- fled to Thailand more than four years ago.

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