President of the outlawed Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) Kem Sokha, on Sept. 28 met with flood-affected communities in Sihanoukville where he donated supplies.
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Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy vowed anew to return from five years of exile in France to press for democratic reforms in the Southeast Asian country, saying that an “economic crisis” has made it necessary to make a second attempt to go back after an abortive homecoming in November.
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/return-09252020185908.html
In a move that signals a significant escalation in the Cambodian government’s crackdown on the outlawed opposition party and dissent, a court has sentenced seven of its former officials for “plotting” in a case linked to their support of the unsuccessful return of self-exiled opposition figure Sam Rainsy in November 2019.
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A recently released political prisoner (Kong Mas) in Cambodia has submitted a complaint to the United Nations, saying that even though he has completed his 18-month sentence, government agents are closely watching.https://bit.ly/3laafQr;
