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6 minute read Cambodian villagers pray during a rally against the destruction of the Prey Lang forest, in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 18 August 2011, TANG CHHIN SOTHY/AFP via Getty Images Civil society groups in Cambodia denounced the arrest of five forestry activists who were collecting evidence of widespread illegal logging inside the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary. This statement was originally published on cchrcambodia.org on 9 February 2021. We, the undersigned groups, urge the Ministry of Environment to stop their campaign of harassment against ...

Torng Cheang. On February 5, 2021, officials working for the Ministry of Environment of Cambodia arrested Ouch Leng, Heng Sros, Men Mat, Heng Run, and Torng Cheang, in the protected Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary in Kratie Province, where they were collecting evidence of illegal logging in the area. They were subsequently taken to the Provincial Forestry Office of Kratie on accusations of “entering the protected area without permission”. Authorities seized their cameras, GPS devices, banners, and memory cards, which contained evidence of illegal logging. On February 8, 2021, Ouch Leng, Heng...

Article Cambodia: Kratie Provincial Court release award-winning environmentalist and four activists after they have signed two undisclosed agreements following their arrests "Ouch Leng Released as Villager Tells of Putting Banners in Forest", 8 February 2021 Khun Reu has been unable to sleep well for three months. Every night, he says, 20-30 large trucks transporting timber have rumbled past his house along a dusty path in Kampong Cham commune. ... The group of 10 people also included noted environmentalists Ouch Leng, Heng Sros and Men Mat and Torng Cheang. ..., the five were questione...