Rights group: Cambodia internet gateway will hurt privacy
February 18, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
In this Feb. 7, 2021 file photo, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen delivers a speech during a handover ceremony at Phnom Penh International Airport, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith) PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) Cambodia plans to set up a new national internet gateway that critics fear will increase online surveillance and censorship of the internet and infringe on rights to privacy and free expression. Like a number of Asian governments, Cambodia has been cracking down on online dissent. Long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen signed an order Wednesday to set up such an internet gateway. According to a copy of the measure seen Thursday, he said it would help with tax collecting, protect national security and ensure social order.
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Cambodian Opposition Figure Blocked From Planned Return Home
An effort by a self-exiled senior member of the banned opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party to lead a return to her homeland on Sunday has failed after an airline refused to carry her.
An effort by a self-exiled senior member of the banned opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party to lead a return to her homeland on Sunday has failed after an airline refused to carry her.
The thwarted plan to return represented the second attempt by party leaders to rejoin the political struggle at home. In November 2019, Sam Rainsy, the party’s co-founder, sought to return from exile with several colleagues but was blocked by the government. He has been in exile since 2016 to avoid serving a prison sentence for a defamation conviction that he insists was politically motivated.
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FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2019, file photo, Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) Vice President Mu Sochua speaks during a press conference in Jakarta Indonesia. An effort by the self-exiled senior member of the banned opposition CNRP to lead a return to her homeland on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 has failed after an airline refused to carry her. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File) January 17, 2021 - 2:46 AM
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - An effort by a self-exiled senior member of the banned opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party to lead a return to her homeland on Sunday has failed after an airline refused to carry her.