Story Archive
2018-10-01
The court orders a retrial, saying there is no proof Ny Chakrya said what he is accused of.
2018-09-26
Rights group decry the punishment as politically motivated and demand their convictions be quashed.
2018-09-21
James Ricketson will soon be freed from a six-year prison term imposed for 'espionage,' sources say.
2018-09-19
He says the release was health-related and defends a court order placing Kem Sokha under virtual house arrest.
2018-09-18
He says the government is trying to drive a wedge between him and CNRP president Kem Sokha.
2018-09-17
Freed from prison in August, Kim Sok was warned by Prime Minister Hun Sen not to criticize his governing of Cambodia.
2018-09-14
Hundreds of residents contend that four people arrested for ‘violently occupying’ land are the rightful owners of the property.
2018-09-13
They say their concerns were ignored by the Mekong River Commission, which is hosting the meeting.
2018-09-12
Rights group, US embassy say recent conditional releases don’t go far enough.
2018-09-10
Critics say freeing Kem Sokha on bail is meaningless because the political damage is already done after July's one-party elections.
2018-09-05
Diplomats from key countries that denounced the election of lawmakers as illegitimate shun the event.
2018-09-04
To avoid international sanctions, Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen must quickly free jailed opposition chief Kem Sokha, Sam Rainsy says.
2018-08-31
James Ricketson was accused of spying after flying a drone over an opposition rally a year ago.
2018-08-29
He dismisses rumors that the head of the now-dissolved CNRP could be freed after a hearing this week.
2018-08-28
They are freed under a royal pardon requested by Prime Minister Hun Sen, who rejects suggestions of foreign pressure to free his critics.
2018-08-24
He says the prisoners are being used as pawns to silence critics and alleviate international pressure.
2018-08-23
The strongman continues to relax restrictions after securing a fifth term in office.
2018-08-21
The families have faced food and water shortages, as well as a lack of sanitation, for more than a week.
2018-08-21
The bail grants follow a pardon for one of the country’s most prominent activists and three others.
2018-08-20
The pardons come days after the ruling party’s sweep of a general election seen as unfree and unfair.
2018-08-17
Kim Sok was jailed for implying that the government had murdered popular pundit Kem Ley.
2018-08-16
Canberra is investigating tough measures against Phnom Penh in response to a crackdown by Hun Sen.
2018-08-14
Human Rights Watch calls her conviction ‘politically motivated’ and based on ‘fabricated’ charges.
2018-08-10
Many are not informed of their right to a lawyer or their right to remain silent in court, while mothers with babies or small children are often held in pre-trial detention, a Cambodian NGO says.
2018-08-01
Meanwhile, reports trickle in about official efforts to punish boycott supporters and NGOs.
2018-07-31
Meanwhile, criticism continued to pour in from around the globe over Cambodia’s ‘sham’ polls.
2018-07-30
The number of spoiled ballots jumped more than five-fold from the country’s last general election.
2018-07-29
Result of what many observers considered a "sham' vote was determined in November, when the government dissolved the opposition party.
2018-07-27
He says the country would be ‘at war’ if the Supreme Court hadn’t dissolved the CNRP last year.
2018-07-26
Rights groups hail the move days ahead of an election widely dismissed as a ‘sham.’
