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Nine Detainees Released Following Protest Against OCIC Airport Project
Authorities on Sept. 21 released nine people on bail in connection with a land dispute over the construction of a new airport in Kandal Province. This comes after 30 people were arrested on Sept. 12 while protesting the Overseas Cambodia Investment Corporation’s (OCIC) airport development project which farmers said offered unfair compensation in exchange for land.
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Nine Airport Protesters Released Amid Pressure to End Protests
Vann Sophat, project coordinator for the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, said he has also been told that the protesters’ release came attached with conditions.
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Cambodia PM Hun Sen Walks Back Death Threat on Exiled Scholar
Chak Sopheap, the Executive Director of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, welcomed the suspension of the arrest warrant and urged the government to be more open to intellectuals and political analysts.
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PM asks judiciary to drop warrant for analyst
Prime Minister Hun Sen has made a public request that the judiciary consider withdrawing an arrest warrant for Seng Sary, a political analyst and social development researcher facing prosecution for comments he made recently on social media.
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Cambodia: The autistic teenager jailed over a Telegram post
In June, an autistic Cambodian teenager was arrested after writing a message on Telegram that allegedly insulted ruling party officials. He has not seen his family since. UN experts have said they are "deeply disturbed" by the case and are calling for his release.
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Nine villagers released on bail after week-long detention for airport protests
Nine people who were charged by the Kandal provincial court after protesting during an ongoing land dispute over a new airport in Kandal were released on bail on Monday evening. They face as much as five years behind bars if found guilty.
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Protesters’ Roadblock in K Chhnang Pushes Governor to Step In
After more than 200 protesters blocked National Road 5 between Pursat and Kampong Chhnang provinces on Sunday, provincial authorities said they would go to the Interior Ministry to try to resolve the land dispute.
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Hun Sen Asks Court to Stop the Arrest of Political Analyst Seng Sary
Backtracking from a warning made Friday, Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday asked the courts to consider dropping an arrest warrant against Thailand-based political analyst Seng Sary, saying he now understands the analyst’s comments as acceptable.
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Court issues arrest warrant against political analyst
Authorities are searching for a political researcher, following comments posted on his Facebook page. The researcher indicated support for former opposition leader Sam Rainsy’s proposed government in exile.
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CENTRAL says Cambodia migrant workers need more help
Central For Alliance of Labour and Human Rights (CENTRAL) on September 16 issued a new report on the challenges of Cambodian migrant workers during the Covid-19 outbreak and while some needs are being met, the workers still need more help during the crisis.
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PM warns analysts not to criticize Kingdom
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday threatened a political analyst who had made comments critical of Cambodia’s foreign policy toward China, and said another analyst who had spoken of government negotiations with Sam Rainsy should be arrested.
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Nine villagers charged for attacking 13 police officers
Nine villagers were charged in the Kandal Provincial Court for attacking 13 police officers who sustained minor and major injuries following a land dispute issue at the new Phnom Penh International Airport in Kandal Stung district’s Boeng Khyang commune on September 12.
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Phnom Penh Man Publicly Apologizes for Insulting Traffic Police on TikTok
A Phnom Penh resident made a public confession and apology for allegedly insulting traffic police officers in a video posted to social media platform TikTok.
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Reclaimed land, lose sea
Vann Sophath, land reform program manager for the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, says he too has struggled to get information about what sandfilling projects are currently happening in Kampot. He has studied the Ching Kor and Omni projects but has yet to establish if they were truly occurring after years of plans and rumors, he says.
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Criticism about human rights in Cambodia should be justified and non-selective, says An Sokkhoeurn
Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the United Nations at Geneva has brushed aside allegations made by the delegations of France and the US, saying that their criticism about human rights must be credible, justified, balanced, non-selective and proportionate.
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Two farmers charged under COVID law for Svay Rieng land protests released on bail as local families accept compensation
Two representatives of a farming community in Svay Rieng province who have been charged under the COVID-19 law were released on bail as more local families accept state compensation in a farmland dispute sparked by a canal restoration project.
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Prey Lang activist trialled for ‘attempted murder’ after reporting forest crimes
Prey Lang Community Network (PLCN) member Chan Thoeun was tried in absentia today on charges of attempted murder after reporting on the transportation of timber out of the protected Prey Lang forest.
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Appeal Court upholds Thuy Vy’s 7-year jail term
The Phnom Penh Appeal Court yesterday upheld the seven-year jail sentence imposed by a lower court on former Khmer National Liberation Front member, Thuy Vy, 33, accused of conspiring with the former opposition leader Sam Rainsy to stage a military coup against the government in 2019.
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Long-Time Land Activists Questioned for Attempted Murder
Four land activists in a long-running dispute with the Energy Minister’s wife say they were questioned by prosecutors at the Kampong Chhnang Provincial Court for attempted murder after trying to prevent illegal fishing in the area.
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Land Activists Get Out of Jail After Accepting 900 Riel Per Square Meter
Two jailed land dispute representatives in Svay Rieng province have been released on bail after accepting compensation of 900 riel per square meter to make way for a Water Resources Ministry reservoir, the defendants said.
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