Tag: cambodia
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Cambodian leader, Kem Sokha jailed for 27 years
Kem Sokha, a Cambodian opposition leader has been sentenced to 27 years in jail by the country’s court on Friday for treason. However, a right group in Cambodia has alleged that the matter is politically motivated. Kem Sokha was the joint founder of the now-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party and has long been a foe…
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17 arrested over COVID-19 ‘fake news’ posts
Cambodian authorities have arrested 17 people since January over social media posts about the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) that the government has branded “fake news,” Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday. “Four of the five people who have been charged and jailed are from the outlawed main opposition party,’’ the international rights organisation said. They…
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Cambodia launches crackdown on Chinese prostitution rings
Up to 50 Chinese nationals have been detained in Cambodia as part of a crackdown on prostitution rings in Sihanoukville province, a Chinese investment hub, the provincial governor said on Tuesday. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is a close ally of Beijing and the Southeast Asian country has attracted a surge of Chinese investment in…