Eng Chai Eang News Today

A Cambodian court convicted at least 51 opposition politicians and activists on June 14, 2022 in yet another mass trial on politically motivated charges.

Rights groups call the court verdicts politically motivated and part of Hun Sens crackdown on dissent

Outside the courtroom, police arrested the prominent Cambodian-American activist Theary Seng.

The convictions come ahead of important commune council elections scheduled for June.

CNRP leaders including Sam Rainsy, Eng Chai Eang and Mu Sochua sentenced to 10 years in jail

A Cambodian court convicted 20 opposition politicians and activists on March 17, 2022, after an unfair trial in which no credible evidence was brought against the defendants, Human Rights Watch said today. The trial appears to have been aimed at sidelining political opponents of Prime Minister Hun Sen and the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP).

AFP Cambodian opposition activists have lambasted Prime Minister Hun Sen for returning a confiscated illegal pet lion to its Chinese owner to raise at home, though he continues to refuse to release detained political and environmental activists so they can reunite with their families. The 18-month-old cub named Hima, which weighs 70 kilograms (154 pounds) and is declawed and defanged, was trafficked into Cambodia from abroad, news agencies reported. Authorities raided the villa of...