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In Southeast Asia, protecting the environment is its own hazard

Report Sounds Alarm on Cambodia's Expanding Industrial Gold Mines

The report — “A Snapshot of the Gold Mining Industry in Cambodia: Rights Violations, and Environmental Damage” — notes that a government official in 2007 touted the industry’s promise of reducing reliance on donor aid and funding everything from schools to infrastructure and social programs. 

Foreign Mother Nature activist volunteers to leave Cambodia after activists acted "illegally, affecting security, safety and public order" in Phnom Penh protest

Cambodia bars green activists from traveling to accept international award

PHNOM PENH — A court in Cambodia has denied the requests of three activists from environmental group Mother Nature Cambodia to travel to Sweden to accept an international award. In a letter published Oct. 2 by Phnom Penh Municipal Court and posted publicly to Mother Nature Cambodia’s Facebook page, decrees the travel of the three […]

Concern over barred 'alternative Nobel' recipients

The foundation that awards the Right Livelihood Award expressed concern over a decision by Cambodia to bar three environmental activists who are serving suspended prison sentences for their advocacy work from travelling to Sweden to receive the prize known as the “alternative Nobel.”

Concerns over Cambodia banning activists from going to Sweden

Group behind 'alternative Nobel' is concerned that Cambodia barred activists from going to Sweden

The foundation that awards the Right Livelihood Award expressed concern Tuesday over a decision by Cambodia to bar three environmental activists who are serving suspended prison sentences for their advocacy work from traveling to Sweden to receive the prize known as the “alternative Nobel.” The Right Livelihood Foundation also called for the ruling to be reconsidered and said that next month's award presentation in Stockholm will go on as planned. “While we are saddened by this news, we are proud of the work undertaken by Mother Nature Cambodia in the face of adversity,” the foundation said.

Group behind 'alternative Nobel' is concerned that Cambodia barred activists from going to Sweden – Winnipeg Free Press

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Group Behind 'Alternative Nobel' is Concerned that Cambodia Barred Activists from Going to Sweden

The Right Livelihood Foundation also called for the ruling to be reconsidered and said that next month's award presentation in Stockholm will go on as planned.