EU Eyes Trade Action Over Rights Abuses in Cambodia
The European Union is launching action that could see it suspend Cambodia’s preferential access to the EU market over the deterioration of human rights and the rule of law in the country.
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Judge Temporarily Blocks Nationwide ICE Arrests of Cambodian Refugees
The Trump administration is prohibited from executing planned immigration raids this month targeting up to 100 Cambodian refugees, many of whom have deportation orders but are protected from being re-detained without due process, a federal judge ordered Thursday.
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Sear Un, who fled the Cambodian genocide as an infant, has lived in the United States for 34 years, and is the father of two U.S. citizens, expecting a third, claims in a federal complaint that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is trying to deport him based on a 20-year-old burglary conviction
Read moreUS Firm Says Chinese Hackers Infiltrate Cambodia Ahead of Polls
Last month, the daughter of a jailed Cambodian opposition party leader received an email from a well-seeming activist at a reputed Cambodian non-profit. For weeks, the sender nudged Monovithya Kem to open an attachment described as containing interview questions.
Read moreCensus Finds Increase in Mekong River’s Irrawaddy Dolphins
The number of critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphins along a stretch of the Mekong River has increased for the first time in 20 years but the animals still face serious threats, Cambodia’s government and a major conservation group said Monday.
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Cambodia’s Top Court Orders Opposition Party Dissolved
Cambodia’s Supreme Court ordered the main opposition party to be dissolved on Thursday, dealing a crushing blow to democratic aspirations in the increasingly oppressive Southeast Asian state. The decision clears the way for the nation’s authoritarian leader to remain in power for years to come.
Read moreUS Envoy to Cambodia Denies Plotting to Oust Government
The U.S. ambassador to Cambodia on Tuesday denied allegations by Prime Minister Hun Sen that Washington is seeking to oust his government, and warned that Cambodia is doing itself damage internationally with its anti-America campaign.
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Cambodia Shutters Independent Radio, Boots Out US NGO
Two independent Cambodian radio stations that allowed rare criticism of the government said Wednesday they are being forced to shut down, further limiting opportunities for political activity and expression ahead of next year’s general election.
Read moreRare Crocodile Eggs Hatched at Cambodian Conservation Center
Nine eggs of an endangered crocodile species found in the wild in June and taken to a conservation center in southern Cambodia have hatched, conservationists announced Tuesday.
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