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Rights protests at Asean-Australia summit as leaders discuss cooperation
An Asean special summit with Australia wrapped up on Sunday, with regional leaders declaring a “new era” of increasingly close relations, following two days of protests in Sydney against the rule of Prime Minister Hun Sen. An estimated 300 protesters gathered on Friday, the majority ...
Erin Handley and Chhay Channyda
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Australia’s ‘dance with dictators’: Country expected to stay mum on rights abuses with Asean leaders in town
While calls from all corners have demanded Australia take Cambodia to task – not only for its political crackdown but also for Prime Minister Hun Sen’s threats to beat up protesters on Australian soil – observers say any such confrontation is unlikely to materialise during ...
