New law on juvenile justice provides for rehabilitation

The Ministry of Social Affairs has completed drafting a law on juvenile justice that will soon be moved forward for approval and debate at the legislature. The new law, as drafted, aims to provide rehabilitation opportunities for juveniles, rather than simple prison sentences, and meets ...

Phorn Bopha
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/new-law-on-juvenile-justice-provides-for-rehabilitation/2889738.html

Family of jailed tycoon say trial was not transparent

The wife and relatives of a business tycoon arrested for the murder of another businessman have appealed to Prime Minister Hun Sen to release the suspect, his bodyguards, and his parents, who were all arrested after the murder. ...

Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/family-of-jailed-tycoon-say-trial-was-not-transparent/2888747.html

‘Culture of Dialogue’ won’t help imprisoned activists, analysts say

Opposition leaders have been unable to negotiate a release of 11 political activists handed steep sentences earlier this month for their alleged involvement in violent demonstrations last year. ...

Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/culture-of-dialogue-wont-help-imprisoned-activists-analysts-say/2883584.html

On Facebook, a potential venue for women’s rights

When police arrested real estate tycoon Sok Bun earlier this month, it seemed to be in response to an outcry on social media, which showed closed-circuit footage of him beating a famous TV actress at a restaurant in the capital. It was a rare arrest, ...

Oum Sonita
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/on-facebook-a-potential-venue-for-women-rights/2881566.html

Cambodian opposition activist alleges attack, death threat by former intelligence official

An activist with Cambodia’s opposition party on Tuesday accused a former senior official with the country’s intelligence organization of making death threats against him, causing him to fear for his life, and has called on local authorities and civil society groups to investigate the incident. ...

RFA Khmer News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/attack-07282015152406.html

No deal for jailed 'insurrection' activists: Cambodia PM

Cambodia’s strongman premier Monday brushed off recent criticism over a string of lengthy jail sentences handed to opposition activists, adding that there would be no political deal for their release.​ ...

Bangkok Post News Staff
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/635980/no-deal-for-jailed-insurrection-activists-cambodia-pm

Acting president of CNRP visits his 11 activists in Jail

Kem Sokha, acting president of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), visited this morning his 11 activists who were sentenced to jail from 7-20 years . ...

The Cambodia Herald​ News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/acting-president-of-cnrp-visits-his-11-activists-in-jail-8754

Victims of shooting petition for arrest of their assailant

Three victims injured in a public shooting in early 2012 have called on the prime minister to intervene and find the former governor convicted of the crime. ...

Neou Vannarin
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/victims-of-shooting-petition-for-arrest-of-their-assailant/2880176.html

U.S. stays close to the conviction of 11 CNRP activists

The United States is closely monitoring the case of the 11 CNRP activists convicted of insurrection arising out of July 2014 protests in Phnom Penh, according to the U.S. Embassy’s statement received today. ...

The Cambodia Herald​ News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/us-stays-close-to-the-conviction-of-11-cnrp-activists-8751

No political prisoners here, says ruling party

As outrage still reverberates among opposition supporters over Tuesday’s conviction of 11 Cambodia National Rescue Party activists on “insurrection” charges, the ruling Cambodian People’s Party has warned that questioning the verdict will imperil the ongoing “culture of dialogue”. ...

Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/no-political-prisoners-here-says-ruling-party

A prisoner’s heartbreak

Holding her husband’s hand through prison bars yesterday, Tith Narin delivered the heartbreaking news – their eldest son was dead.Narin’s husband, Ouk Pich Samnang, was one of 11 Cambodia National Rescue Party activists convicted on Tuesday for his alleged role in a protest that turned ...

Chhay Channyda and Alice Cuddy
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/prisoners-heartbreak

Cambodian opposition party leader decries sentences as act of repression

The leader of Cambodia’s opposition party on Thursday denounced the conviction and sentencing of 11 party activists to prison terms of up to 20 years for participating in a protest that turned violent as a “brutal act of repression.” ...

RFA Khmer News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/opposition-party-leader-decries-sentences-as-act-of-repression-07232015161915.html

Interpol assists hunt for alleged drug kingpin

A Cambodian man has been put on Interpol’s most-wanted list and is thought to be hiding in Laos or Burma after evading police last month when they attempted to arrest him for allegedly leading a multi million-dollar international drug smuggling ring, officials said Tuesday. ...

Chris Mueller and Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/interpol-assists-hunt-for-alleged-drug-kingpin-89124/

Cambodian court sentences opposition party activists on ‘insurrection charges’

A Cambodian court on Tuesday sentenced 11 opposition party activists to prison terms of up to 20 years on insurrection charges for participating in a protest that turned violent, prompting the defendants’ lawyers and rights groups to denounce the harsh penalties. ...

Morm Moniroth
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/court-sentences-opposition-party-activists-on-insurrection-charges-07212015164619.html

Cambodia tycoon arrested after alleged attack of actress

A Cambodian real estate magnate whose violent assault of a female TV star was captured on video was arrested Saturday, authorities said, in a case that has sparked national outrage. He returned to Cambodia on Saturday, two days after Prime Minister Hun Sen called the ...

VOA Khmer News Staff
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-tycoon-arrested-after-alleged-attack-of-actress/2869273.html

Court hears guards’ stories

The trial of 11 opposition activists facing charges of “insurrection” – laid in the wake of a violent protest precisely one year ago – continued yesterday with testimony from four of the 29 Daun Penh district security guards who are plaintiffs in the case. ...

Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/court-hears-guards-stories

Sok Bun begs for mercy

Property tycoon Sok Bun, wanted for the vicious attack of a former TV star, publicly pleaded for his freedom yesterday, pledging to relinquish his “oknha” title and offering his victim $100,000 in compensation, even as Interior Minister Sar Kheng called for his arrest. ...

Chhay Channyda and Charles Parkinson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sok-bun-begs-mercy

Young Cambodians launch campaign to combat violence against women

About 400 young Cambodians and members of the armed forces have launched a campaign calling for an end to violence against women and girls in response to a brutal attack by a real estate tycoon on a former female TV presenter. ...

RFA Khmer News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/young-cambodians-launch-campaign-to-combat-violence-against-women-07102015135041.html

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