had spoken of<\/a> her determination, knowing that social activism in Cambodia could only lead to exile, arrest or death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cWe are ready with both heart and physical [body], and we are not afraid, even a little,\u201d she said at the time. She added that border issues were Khmer Thavrak\u2019s primary concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are worried about losing territory,\u201d she said last year. \u201cOur main focus is our territory, and, in part, we have seen people\u2019s rights to expression in our society getting smaller and smaller.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After her release on Monday, Malai told VOD that she still considered the court\u2019s decision against her unjust. And she was still undeterred, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am not afraid. I said in advance that even if I am shot and killed with a single bullet, I have to dare to speak the truth, and dare to find what is bad and change it to good,\u201d Malai said on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Emerging from her time in prison, she said it felt like there were fewer people in Cambodia willing to stand up to injustices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI believed all these acts would attract the hearts of the people and youth to dare to stand up like me. If we don\u2019t dare to talk, others will also not dare to talk,\u201d Malai said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But practical concerns are also weighing on the activist. She described her time in prison as a hardship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her leg was injured in jail, and now she felt continuous pain. \u201cAt night it becomes numb,\u201d she said. Her skin allergies had flared up, and she was unwell, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Malai also described conditions in prison as an extension of society\u2019s injustices and inequalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn prison, mostly those who have the money can live easily. But for the poor who don\u2019t have the money, they will be living in suffering like a slave,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The facilities were crowded and unhygienic, and treatment was unfair, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI just ask for intervention for the release of those who are helping the nation but have ended up arrested,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Human Rights Watch has assessed that the country currently has more than 90 political prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two others from Khmer Thavrak were also released on Friday, and the group\u2019s two prominent members, Hun Vannak and Chhoeun Daravy, are scheduled for release this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Malai said she would be looking for treatment for her leg and a job that could make the most of her skills as a cook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But she was not sure whether people would accept her or not. She had already faced difficulties at work in the past due to her social activism, Malai said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nevertheless, she reiterated the importance she felt in social work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cToday in our society, there are many people who love the nation. But those who dare to protect the nation, those who dare to protect people suffering from injustices, are less.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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