Seven women protesting evictions from Phnom Penh’s Boeng Tamok lake have been summoned to court for incitement and obstruction based on a complaint by the district security chief.
Hun Sinath urged the Interior Ministry take action and made an hourlong video to deny interfering in a domestic abuse and divorce case.
Around 300 Kratie families had their land title applications rejected for land that is under dispute. The Battambang Appeal Court upheld a two-year jail sentence for a reporter who criticized the government over vaccinations.
Dozens of undocumented Cambodian migrant workers have been dismissed from a Thai dried-durian factory after being brought there by job brokers, leaving them in a vulnerable state in an incident that underscores the risks of ongoing illegal migration.
An indigenous community fighting a land dispute for the last decade again petitioned Kampong Thom provincial authorities to intervene and prevent a local company from clearing their land.
Many young Cambodian rappers are steering clear of social commentary in their lyrics, making artists like Kea Sokun part of a small cohort of musicians rapping about social justice and economic inequity, though laden with nationalistic overtones.
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