Story Archive
2017-11-21
Sweden ends new cooperation agreements, while the EU threatens to dump trade preferences.
2017-11-21
In an open letter, they say the charges intimidate the media and restrict press freedom.
2017-11-20
Prime Minister Hun Sen remains defiant in the face of global criticism.
2017-11-17
An exiled deputy president says the party has no faith in Cambodia’s ‘damaged’ judiciary.
2017-11-16
Exiled Cambodia opposition leader Sam Rainsy describes the increasingly dictatorial Hun Sen as "not a strongman" but a "weak and desperate man."
2017-11-16
Observers say the decision signals the end of a fragile democracy in the Southeast Asian nation.
2017-11-15
Troops are told to crack down on any protests against a decision to dissolve the CNRP.
2017-11-14
Cambodian authorities meanwhile step up pressure on CNRP members to defect to the ruling party.
2017-11-13
Watchdogs say the measure restricts freedom of speech and violates the constitution.
2017-11-10
The prime minister says international standards cannot be brought to bear on his country.
2017-11-09
Ted Cruz reiterates a threat to ban Cambodian officials from the US if Kem Sokha is not released.
2017-11-08
Veteran Cambodian politician, now in exile, suggests that members of Hun Sen's ruling party will be happy to see him fall.
2017-11-06
They are warned that if they don't join, they will lose their jobs when their party is dissolved by court order.
2017-11-03
Cambodia's government has failed to protect the country's forests, and citizens must now do the work themselves, an environmental activist says.
2017-10-31
Police outnumber protesters outside the court amid fears of a crackdown.
2017-10-31
The world’s biggest social network service says it has no plans to roll out the trial any further.
2017-10-27
Exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy says he thinks Cambodians will not be easily fooled by ruling party tactics.
2017-10-25
Observers say the legislation could precipitate Cambodia’s slide into dictatorship.
2017-10-24
Ted Cruz said Kem Sokha’s arrest is undermining the credibility of upcoming general elections.
2017-10-23
Prime Minister Hun Sen defends his crackdown and accuses the opposition of violating the agreement.
2017-10-20
Senate rubber stamps amendments that would disolve the main opposition party and give its seats in parliament to ruling party-controlled groups.
2017-10-19
Human Rights Watch’s Brad Adams says the international community will shun Cambodia if Hun Sen dissolves the opposition ahead of 2018 elections.
2017-10-18
He says, without providing evidence, that the CNRP engineered a deadly strike by garment workers with Washington’s help.
2017-10-17
CNRP lawmakers say recently approved amendments are unconstitutional.
2017-10-16
The parliamentary vote was approved without debate in a session boycotted by all 55 CNRP lawmakers.
2017-10-13
'Genuine, participatory, and inclusive' national elections in 2018 are now in doubt, the parliamentarians say.
2017-10-12
Moves to dissolve the CNRP and give its legislative seats to other parties will leave many Cambodians 'without a voice,' she says.
2017-10-11
He rejects U.S. and EU charges that his ruling Cambodian People's Party has violated human rights.
2017-10-10
The order comes as ruling party lawmakers seek to carve up the CNRP’s parliamentary seats.
2017-10-06
The move appears aimed at ending all opposition to Prime Minister Hun Sen's continued rule.
