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A Cambodian court has jailed a man for three years for insulting the king in Facebook posts, the second known conviction under a new lèse-majesté law enacted last year that rights groups fear could be used to stifle dissent.

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A Phnom Penh Municipal Court investigating judge has rejected a request from Kem Sokha’s lawyers that their client’s treason charge be dropped, ruling that further investigation was required.

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A Phnom Penh Municipal Court document showed that Russia Today news fixer Rath Rott Mony was denied bail last week because the Investigating Judge deemed him a risk to an ongoing investigation into the sex trafficking film he helped produce.https://bit.ly/2svWLoV;