Court sentences Cambodian land activists who tried to travel to capital for protest
The 10 activists from a coastal province were given one-year jail terms amid a lengthy land dispute.
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The 10 activists from a coastal province were given one-year jail terms amid a lengthy land dispute.
In recent years, due to Hun Sen’s destruction of democracy, the U.S. suspended joint military projects with Cambodia and then suspended arms deliveries. China has stepped into the breach.
Strategic gain is seen for the Communist giant, as Cambodia emerges as its proxy in Southeast Asia.
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*Names have been changed to protect sources who said they feared reprisals from the authorities. BOTUM SAKOR, Cambodia — “We’ve filed complaints with four institutions now — the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Land Management, and the Ministry of National Defense — but only the interior ministry has responded,” said […]