Assessment of civil rights, including press freedoms in Cambodia, cites media closures, arrests as it declares country a 'repressive' environment
For artist Phung Huynh and many other Cambodians, the ubiquitous, cheerful-looking packaging is deeply intertwined with their family history of resettling in the United States as refugees.
A survivor told reporters that after three days of being brought to the small wooden fishing vessel with a promise of a 10-day job, they were left with no food and soon ran out of water. Then the water began seeping in. They had no life jackets and were rescued by a passing Cambodian boat.
Kheang Phearom, the spokesman for Cambodia's Preah Sihanouk provincial administration, told AFP rescue teams recovered two more bodies on Saturday, bringing the death toll to three
Khieu Samphan, a former Khmer Rouge leader, returned to prison as tribunal ends its mission
The tribunal reaffirmed the life sentence Khieu Samphan received after being convicted in 2018 of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. Busloads of Cambodians, including survivors of the Khmer Rouge's brutality, watched the final proceedings in court Thursday.
“From the outset, the authorities repeatedly violated Ms. Seng’s fair trial rights,” the report said, noting that she was named as part of a long list of defendants accused of incitement, without any specific explanation of what she had done.
Whatever decision comes down Thursday, the lone surviving leader of the genocidal regime that killed at least 1.7 million people will be facing the same fate — locked in prison for the rest of his life.
Cambodian Americans in California are coming together at a traditional night market, showcasing Khmer culture and sharing in recovery from past trauma inflicted by the Khmer Rouge. For VOA, Genia Dulot takes us there. Camera and produced by: Genia Dulot
Rainsy told the court in French that Cambodia was currently a country with "no freedom of expression, where all those who want to tell the truth end up dead, in prison or in exile".
Dy Vichea has brought a second case against Rainsy over a separate 2019 Facebook post, which will also be heard on Thursday. The judges could take several weeks to deliver a verdict.
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