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Cambodian election protests grip Phnom Penh
Protesters have taken to the streets of the Cambodian capital again after Sunday's march disputing Hun Sen's recent re-election as prime minister turned violent, leaving one dead and several more injured. CNRP spokesman Yim Sovann hailed the talks as a success for the opposition, although its most immediate role may lie in the way it handles the current protests, said Ou Virak of the Cambodian Centre for Human Rights.
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One Dead, Several Injured as CNRP Supporters, Police Clash
A day of demonstration led by the opposition CNRP ended yesterday with violent clashes erupting between military police, riot police and protesters in the vicinity of Phnom Penh’s Monivong Bridge, resulting in one shot dead and several others injured.
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Security for Demonstration Brings Parts of City to Standstill
Parts of Phnom Penh came to a standstill yesterday as security forces close off major and minor roads with razor wire and metal barriers and at one point even denied and ambulance access to a local children’s hospital.
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CNRP Demands TV Station, NEC Reform, New Voter Registry
The opposition CNRP yesterday set new condition for ending nearly two months for political deadlock over the national election that both it and the ruling CPP claim to have won, ahead of scheduled negotiations between the two parties this morning.
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One dead, several injured in Cambodia political clashes
A protester was killed during clashes with security forces in the Cambodian capital late Sunday, witnesses said, while several other supporters of the opposition party who dispute premier Hun Sen's election win were injured. "I saw with my own eyes he is dead. He was shot in the head... live ammunition must have been used," said Ou Virak, president of the prominent Cambodian Center for Human Rights, adding he did not know who had killed the man.
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Protest Turns Into Clash With Police In Cambodia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Cambodia’s political deadlock turned violent on Sunday as opposition supporters clashed with security forces in the streets of Phnom Penh, leaving at least one person dead and several injured, according to journalists and a Cambodian human rights organization. Security forces used tear gas and water cannons against protesters and fired their weapons into the air, according to Ou Virak, the president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights. The circumstances of the death of the opposition supporter were still unclear, Mr. Ou Virak said.
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Clashes as Cambodian opposition rally keeps heat on Hun Sen
Police fired smoke grenades, tear gas and water cannon at Cambodian opposition supporters on Sunday, a rights group said, as protesters massed in the capital in a renewed bid to overturn premier Hun Sen's disputed election win. Today's clash... goes to show that tensions are running extremely high and that there is a risk of elevated violence over the next two days," Ou Virak, president of the prominent Cambodian Center for Human Rights said in a statement.
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Cambodia: Deadly Post-Election Violence Erupts In Phnom Penh
The shooting violence “goes to show that tensions are running extremely high and that there is a risk of elevated violence over the next two days,” CCHR President Ou Virak warned. “I urge the authorities to ensure that this tragedy is an isolated incident.”
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Cambodian police clash with opposition; 1 dead
Cambodia (AP) — Riot police in Cambodia clashed with protesters in the nation's capital on Sunday, shooting one to death and wounding six more, opposition activists said, in a new wave of demonstrations against Prime Minister Hun Sen's government following a disputed July election. Ou Virak, president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, said talks between the rivals this week could have focused on allotting the opposition several parliamentary leadership positions, reforming the electoral commission and allowing Sam Rainsy to take a seat in parliament.
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Police say explosives found in Cambodia’s capital
Police in Cambodia's capital said they have found explosive devices near a park where the opposition plans to hold a rally Sunday to protest recent election results. Ou Virak, president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, said it was highly unlikely the opposition was behind the incident because it would scare its own supporters from attending the demonstration. But he also said it wasn't in the government's interests to plant the explosives.
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Deadly Post-Election Violence Erupts in Phnom Penh
Deadly violence broke out Sunday as tens of thousands of Cambodians protested for the second weekend in a row to back calls for an independent probe into charges of election fraud, which the opposition said has robbed them of victory in the July 28 polls. The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) said military police fired into the air when protesters attempted to smash a barrier in the middle of a road leading to the bridge.
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Cambodia rivals to meet after protest bloodshed
PHNOM PENH - Cambodia's political rivals were set to hold fresh crisis talks on Monday as crowds massed for a second day to protest a disputed election, following violence that left one demonstrator dead and several wounded. One demonstrator was killed, according to several witnesses including prominent activist Ou Virak, president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights.
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Cambodian king urges political rivals to overcome post-election stalemate
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s king brought Prime Minister Hun Sen face to face with the head of the opposition for the first time in years Saturday, urging the political rivals to find a peaceful solution to their post-election stalemate for the sake of national stability. Ou Virak, president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, said that the discussions could have focused on allotting the opposition several parliamentary leadership positions, reforming the electoral commission and allowing Sam Rainsy to take a seat in parliament.
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King Calls CPP CNRP to Royal Palace to Break Election Impasse
King Norodom Sihamoni yesterday invited Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy to a private meeting at the Royal Palace on Saturday to discuss their political stalemate, less than a week before parliament is scheduled to meet for the first time since July’s contentious national election.
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CPP to Reshuffle Cabinet Ahead of National Assembly Opening
Senior CPP lawmaker and defacto party spokesman Cheam Yeap said that a ministerial reshuffle will be decide next week ahead of the scheduled September 23 opening session of the National Assembly.
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Opposition CNRP Files Lawsuit Against Senior NEC officials
The opposition leader has filed lawsuit against three senior National Election Committee (NEC) officials, along with subordinates, for allegedly forging public documents in order to skew the July 28 election results in favor of the ruling CPP.
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As Another Rape Emerges, Woman Speak of Disillusionment
In Battambang City on Wednesday, a 58-year-old mother reported her husband to the police after her 12-year-old daughter revealed that her stepfather had been sexually abusing her, according to police.
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CAMBODIA: New Political Trend of Positive Change
In ASEAN countries' contemporary politics, "ASEAN Spring" describes election as a means to bring about change. This ASEAN's political trend has impressively transformed the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam (throughout its fight for political freedom), Malaysia, and now Cambodia. Cambodian human rights defender and political analyst OU Virak who wrote in Facebook, "Cambodia doesn't need any more political party, not at this stage. What Cambodia needs is a change of political culture: from patronage to merit, away from politics without principle, away from politics of character assassination toward politics of ideas and policies..."
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Analysts See Conundrum for Opposition in Political Dealing
WASHINGTON — Cambodian political analysts say the opposition is now facing a dilemma, as public pressure continues for a just solution for alleged election fraud.
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FTU Requests Week Off for Workers to Joint Rally
The Free Trade Union (FTU) requested that the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) permit workers nationwide to take a weeklong holiday in order to participate in the opposition’s planned demonstrations, according to a letter send by the FTU this week.
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