City Hall turns away anti-eviction protesters

The Phnom Penh municipal government on Monday rejected a request from protesters to stage a one-month demonstration in the city’s Freedom Park for the release of 10 jailed activists and refused to receive their latest petition demanding a solution to their long-running land disputes. About 100 people from the Boeng Kak and Borei Keila neighborhoods, where residents have been protesting against forced evictions in their communities for years, gathered in front of City Hall on Monday morning to continue pressing for help. …

Ben Sokhean
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