[Editor’s note: Lem Pichpisey, a 40-year-old reporter for Radio Free Asia, arrived in Norway under UN protection last month following reported death threats and a flight with his family from Cambodia last year. The government and spokesmen for Prime Minister Hun Sen have repeatedly denied allegations of involvement in illegal logging, a subject of Lem [...]
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Journalist Recounts Flight After Death Threat
February 3rd, 2009 
Cambodian News 
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No Comments »Citizens Should Report Police Abuse: Lawyer
November 18th, 2008 Cambodian News Citizens should lodge complaints against authorities who violate their rights or the law, a leading lawyer said Thursday. The constitution guarantees a citizen’s freedom from abuse of authority and right to file legal complaints against it, said Ouk Phuri, a member of the Cambodian Bar Association, as a guest on “Hello VOA.†“I’m not just [...]
Cambodian people must reject poll results
August 28th, 2008 Cambodian News Cranston City, RI, United States, — The full implementation of the 1991 Paris Peace Agreement is the only alternative to lead Cambodia toward freedom and democracy. Presently, Cambodia is a police state just as were Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Bulgaria during their occupation by the Red Army of the Soviet Union. The elections in Central [...]
Posted in Feature Tags: Cambodian, CPP, Democracy, Election, freedom of expression, freedom of information, HRP, Hun Sen, Immigration, political parties, SRP, Vietnam No Comments »Ministry Yet to Detail FBI Aid in Murder Case
August 27th, 2008 Cambodian News The Ministry of Interior has formed an “investigation committee” to determine how to move forward in the murder case of opposition journalist Khim Sambor, an official said Tuesday. The ministry has received a letter from the FBI, but the investigation committee will decide how the FBI can help, said Interior Ministry spokesman Lt. Gen. Khieu [...]
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