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With connectivity boom, Cambodia's political battles shift online

 In September 2015, a Facebook page bearing the name of Prime Minister Hun Sen notched up its millionth “like.” Until then, the long-serving Cambodian leader had denied ever using social media, making fun of political rivals, like opposition leader Sam Rainsy, who were active online. ...

Sebastian Strangio
http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/With-connectivity-boom-Cambodia-s-political-battles-shift-online

Report calls Cambodia ‘deadliest’ country for environmental reporting

With at least four Cambodians killed in recent years trying to uncover environmental crimes, the country ranks as the “deadliest” place in the world to conduct such reporting, according to a new report.  ...

Aun Chhengpor
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/report-calls-cambodia-deadliest-country-for-environmental-reporting/3093238.html

Groups hope for continued input on draft Law on Information Access

Rights and development groups say a draft law on access to information will be more useful to the public if it has input from outside the government.A number of civil society organizations met in Phnom Penh this week to discuss the law, in hopes of ...

Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/groups-hope-for-continued-input-on-draft-law-on-information-access/3093543.html

Government officials increasingly on Facebook

In July, an estimated 2.9 million Cambodians were on Facebook, up from 1.7 million a year earlier.The social networking website Facebook has grown increasingly popular with government officials, who use it to communicate with their constituents and to push their political positions to a younger ...

Socheata Hean
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/government-officials-increasingly-on-facebook/3084608.html

TV anchor seeks to be Cambodia's political peacemaker to avoid conflict

Cambodian TV news anchor Soy Sopheap has again stepped into the role of political peacemaker in an effort to end the feud between Prime Minister Hun Sen and exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy which threatens to ignite political conflict. ...

Prak Chan Thul
http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/11/30/cambodia-politics-idINKBN0TJ2O220151130

US slams gov’t over recent political turmoil

A U.S. State Department official told the country’s Senate on Thurs­day that recent political events in Cambodia, including the beatings of lawmakers outside the Nation­al Assembly and the removal of opposition officials from their seats and positions in parliament, were a cause for “grave concern.” ...

George Wright
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/us-slams-govt-over-recent-political-turmoil-101119/

Man briefly detained over criticism of gov’t

A man in Kampong Speu’s Oral district was briefly placed under house arrest yesterday, following his public criticism of the government and prime minister at a town hall meeting.Ung Ny, Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) Oral district executive director, said that 45-year-old Hay Hoeun, a ...

Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/man-briefly-detained-over-criticism-govt

UN rights office voices concern at clampdown on political activism in Cambodia

The United Nations human rights office expressed concern today over a worsening climate for opposition politicians and activists in Cambodia, and stressed that the right to peaceful assembly and to freedom of expression belongs to all. ...

Big News Network Staff
http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/238122383/un-rights-office-voices-concern-at-clampdown-on-political-activism-in-cambodia

Defense minister says soldiers can take part in demonstrations

Defense Minister Tea Banh says Cambodia’s soldiers should have the right to support demonstrations.Speaking at the airport as he waited for Prime Minister Hun Sen to arrive from an official visit to France, Tea Banh said his troops have a right to “express their opinion.” ...

Hul Reaksmey, Neou Vannarin
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/defense-minister-says-soldiers-can-take-part-in-demonstrations/3026380.html

Cambodian police arrest student for Facebook threat to blow up deputy PM

A Cambodian University student, who was arrested by provincial police in Siem Reap after he threatened to kill Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng on social media, has confessed to the plot to throw a grenade at the government official during the school’s graduation ceremony, the ...

Khe Sonorng and Samean Yun
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/cambodia-threat-09292015132421.html

New UN envoy wraps up first mission to Cambodia with call for judicial reform

The new United Nations envoy to Cambodia concluded her first official visit to the country Thursday by calling on Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government to ensure the independence of the judiciary amid a host of land and labor disputes she said are encroaching on the ...

Yeang Socheametta
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/envoy-09242015151717.html

Kem Sokha meets new UN special rapporteur

Vice president of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) Kem Sokha held talk with visiting new UN Human Right Envoy Rhona Smith at the National Assembly today. ...

The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/kem-sokha-meets-new-un-special-rapporteur-8982

Hun Sen says he will ‘dismantle’ threats to government

Prime Minister Hun Sen says he will continue to “dismantle” groups that are a threat to the government.In a letter to coincide with the International Day of Peace on Monday, Hun Sen said Cambodian democracy and human rights are making progress, but he also said ...

Hul Reaksmey and Ten Soksreinith,
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/hun-sen-says-he-will-dismantle-threats-to-government/2972231.html

Prime Minister Hun Sen to met U.N special rapporteur next Monday

Prime Minister Hun Sen will meet with the current United Nations Special Rapporteur Rhona Smith at Peace Palace on September 21, 2015. ...

The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/prime-minister-hun-sen-to-met-un-special-rapporteur-next-monday-8969

Cambodian government plans stricter internet controls

Cambodia announced plans this week to form a new government department responsible for monitoring and cracking down on a range of vaguely defined “online” crimes, drawing expressions of concern from human rights groups and the country’s political opposition. ...

So Chivey
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/controls-09102015155636.html

The National Police establishes a new department

The General Commissariat of National Police has recently established a new department called “Department for Anti-technology Crime”, said Gen. Khieu Sopheak, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Interior. ...

The Cambodia Herald​ News Staffq
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/the-national-police-establishes-a-new-department-8932

Social media allows expression, but users weigh the risks of rumor

For many young Cambodians, social media has become more than simply a way to communicate with friends, and is a major source of news about their country and the world. But while observers say such websites have increased awareness about political issues in recent years, ...

Sou Pisen
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/social-media-allows-expression-but-users-weigh-the-risks-of-rumor/2947173.html

Koh Kong police releases 17 protesters

Police in Koh Kong province on Wednesday late evening set free 17 people, including for local rights workers who were arrested over a protest in the province. ...

The Cambodia Herald​ News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/koh-kong-police-releases-17-protesters-8919

Rights group activists are detained for monitoring protests in Cambodia's Koh Kong

Seventeen members of a Cambodian rights group and environmental NGO were briefly detained by authorities in Cambodia’s southeastern Koh Kong province Wednesday as they observed protests calling for the release of three activists held for interfering with sand-dredging operations, sources said. ...

Den Ayuthea
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/onitoring-09022015170304.html

Protesters clash with authorities in Koh Kong

A group of protesters demanding the release of three jailed environmental activists in Koh Kong province clashed with authorities on Tuesday, as they attempted to file a petition to the residence of the provincial governor. ...

Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/protesters-clash-with-authorities-in-koh-kong/2940836.html

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