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Kem Sokha outside the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on September 7, 2022. (Kem Sokha’s Facebook page)

Prosecution, Judges Link CNRP, Sokha to Veng Sreng Violence

Prosecutors and judges in the Kem Sokha treason trial looked to link senior CNRP leadership to the violence during garment worker protests in 2014, though most of the time they linked Sam Rainsy or Mu Sochua to the violence, not Sokha.

Ouch Sony Sep 7, 6:16 pm

Candlelight Party politician Son Chhay speaking to press after meeting with 23 opposition figures imprisoned at Prey Sar on Wednesday, August 17, 2022.

Son Chhay Meets Opposition Activists in Prison

The Candlelight Party politician asked for the release on bail of 23 individuals, characterizing their arrests as political cases.

Nat Sopheap Aug 18, 6:07 pm

Thirteen defendants in the CNRM trial are taken back to prison after they and eight others were convicted on Thursday. (Ouch Sony/VOD)

13 CNRM Mass Trial Defendants Appeal Convictions

At least 13 former CNRP activists who were convicted in March for their involvement in the formation of the overseas CNRM opposition movement and for comments about the Covid-19 response appealed their sentences at the Appeal Court on Tuesday.

Khan Leakhena Aug 17, 5:53 pm

Sam Rainsy meets with Kok Ksor, of the Montagnard Foundation Inc, in the U.S. in September 2018, months after a video was released of a similar meeting between them in 2013. (Sam Rainsy's Facebook page)

Rainsy Tried for 2013 Montagnard Video Pledging Minority Rights

A Phnom Penh court tried former CNRP president Sam Rainsy in absentia for a 2013 video showing the opposition leader promising to uphold the rights of indigenous minorities residing in Mondulkiri, Ratanakiri, Stung Treng and Kratie.

Ouch Sony Aug 11, 6:16 pm

Former CNRP activist Pen Mom leaves the Supreme Court on July 15, 2022. (Ouch Sony/VOD)

Briefs: Kratie Military Police Officer Given Bail in Abuse Case, CNRP Official’s Conviction Upheld

A Kratie city military police officer was given bail in a case where he allegedly abused two girls working in his house. A former CNRP official’s plotting conviction was upheld by the Supreme Court on Friday.

VOD Staff Jul 22, 7:33 pm

The Supreme Court in 2022. (Hean Rangsey/VOD)

In Incitement Appeal, CNRP Activist Claims His Account Was Hacked

An opposition activist appealed his incitement conviction for a social media post at the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The case relates to a Facebook post from 2020, but details were not discussed in court on Wednesday.

Ouch Sony Jul 13, 7:07 pm

Seng Theary Relocated to Preah Vihear Prison

The Cambodian-American lawyer jailed this week amid an opposition mass trial was relocated without the knowledge of her lawyer.

Nhim Sokhorn Jun 17, 4:19 pm

Kem Sokha outside the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on June 15, 2022. (Hean Rangsey/VOD)

Kem Sokha: ‘I Have Stopped Having Any Connection With Sam Rainsy’

Kem Sokha clearly announced in a Phnom Penh court on Wednesday that he had no connection with CNRP co-founder Sam Rainsy anymore, marking the most clear fissure between the two opposition figures.

Morm Moniroth Jun 15, 4:33 pm

CNRP co-founders Kem Sokha and Sam Rainsy (VOD)

Kem Sokha Hints at Political Breakup During Trial

Standing in the municipal court dock on Wednesday, Kem Sokha said he would never run away from the people no matter what difficulties he faced — an apparent dig at his CNRP co-founder Sam Rainsy, who lives in exile in France.

Morm Moniroth May 26, 9:58 am

Seng Chan Theary, a defendant in the case, protesting outside a Phnom Penh court on May 3, 2022. (Hean Rangsey/VOD)

A CNRP Mass Trial Closes With Pleas for Justice

Defendants in an opposition mass trial argued at their final hearing that they were victims of a political war between Prime Minister Hun Sen and exiled politician Sam Rainsy, and asked for justice.

Ouch Sony May 3, 5:32 pm