Cambodia arrests 11 in China dam protest

15 September 2014
VOA Khmer
Civil society / Constitution and rights / Energy / Human rights / Hydropower dams / Law and judiciary / Renewable energy production / Social development
Alex Gonzalez / Areng Valley / Chinese aid / Community Legal Education Center / Keat Chantharith

Authorities in western Cambodia have detained 11 activists after they tried to stop further studies for a planned Chinese-built dam.

About 30 local villagers and environmental activists in the Areng Valley went to the area Monday to protect barricades they had erected earlier this year to prevent access to the proposed dam site. …

 Kimseng Men
http://www.voanews.com/content/cambodia-arrests-11-in-china-dam-protest/2450828.html

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