Environmental activists wait to hear from ministry on travel appeal
‘Our story is purely political,’ said one of three activists who can’t leave Cambodia to accept an award.
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‘Our story is purely political,’ said one of three activists who can’t leave Cambodia to accept an award.
A copy of a letter from the Phnom Penh Municipal Court’s chief prosecutor said in response to a travel request from the members of the group Mother Nature Cambodia that the trip was “not necessary.”
Thon Ratha, Phuong Keo Reaksmey, and Long Khunthea will not travel to Sweden for the prestigious Right Livelihood Award. They are currently serving a 14-month suspended sentence and a three-year travel ban for raising environmental awareness. Meanwhile, Vietnam detains green energy expert Ngô Thị Tố Nhiên, a sixth environmentalist jailed in two years.
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