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Flash Info | Samrong Tbong Family Convicted of Obstructing Authorities

19 November 2024 audio available

The Phnom Penh Capital Court convicted three Samrong Tbong community members on Tuesday of obstructing authorities who wanted to demolish a small shop outside their house near the Boeung Tamok lake.

Kong Tue, Yorn Kimyoeun and Yorn Sambath were convicted of “obstruction of public officials” with aggravating circumstances under Article 504 of the Criminal Code. They were each sentenced to 6 months in prison and fined $250, with the prison sentences and fines suspended by the court. The three family members’ charges stemmed from an incident on 19 December 2023, in which authorities demanded they take down a grocery stall that they had constructed outside their house. The family refused and officials proceeded to demolish it.

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Article | Repeat Defenders: Cambodian Activists Imprisoned More Than Once

24 June 2024

A wave of arrests this year has ensnared a number of activists who had previously been jailed in Cambodia’s notorious prisons, and re-engaged in their activism upon their release. This has led to a growing number of “repeat defenders” – human rights defenders and political activists who are currently serving a second or third prison sentence due to their peaceful activism.

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Prisoners of Interest

Read through the list of politicians, activists and unionists unjustly arrested for their peaceful activism.

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