Ratanakiri Land Dispute Escalates Amid Indigenous Frustration
Nine villagers in Ratanakiri await a court verdict for allegedly stealing wood from a Chinese concessionaire amidst an ongoing land dispute.
Phin Rathana Aug 26, 4:55 pm
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Nine villagers in Ratanakiri await a court verdict for allegedly stealing wood from a Chinese concessionaire amidst an ongoing land dispute.
The Ratanakiri Provincial Court has dropped forest-clearing charges against four indigenous forestry activists after a crime was not found, according to a rights group supporting the activists.
Indigenous Jarai and Tampoun communities in Ratanakiri are urging authorities to return nearly 1,000 hectares of land from a rubber plantation that they say continues to operate on a revoked part of a concession.
Eleven young indigenous filmmakers will showcase short films on their culture, language and hurdles facing their communities at a Phnom Penh film festival that starts Wednesday.
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