Long march to capital begins

The long journey on foot from the provinces to Phnom Penh began yesterday for hundreds of villagers and monks who intend to mark December 10’s International Human Rights Day by protesting outside the National Assembly.

Parades of people, expected to grow in size the closer they get to the capital, set off from 16 provincial towns, some of them along national roads, human rights workers said. …

About 1,000 people were marching along five national roads and those involved expected up to 30,000 people on December 10, he added. …

 

Meas Sokchea
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