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Navalny’s Death Highlights the Dangers Facing Cambodia’s Political Prisoners

Navalny’s Death Highlights the Dangers Facing Cambodia’s Political Prisoners

By Sam Rainsy
The world should ensure that the same fate does not befall the more than 60 "hostages" in the country's prisons.

Cambodia’s Buddhist Great Supreme Patriarch Dies, Aged 92

Cambodia’s Buddhist Great Supreme Patriarch Dies, Aged 92

By Sebastian Strangio
Tep Vong, who helped revive Buddhism after the fall of the Khmer Rouge, had close and long-standing connections to the ruling Cambodian People's Party.
The Hereditary Dictatorships of North Korea, Cambodia Have Shared Soviet Roots

The Hereditary Dictatorships of North Korea, Cambodia Have Shared Soviet Roots

By David Whitehouse
Both nations traveled a similar path from Soviet patronage to personalist autocracy.

Cambodia’s Opposition Needs to Take a Sabbatical

Cambodia’s Opposition Needs to Take a Sabbatical

By David Hutt
Opposition parties should take a page out of the ruling CPP's book and begin a process of generational renewal.

Cambodia’s CPP Claims Lopsided Victory in Senate Elections

Cambodia’s CPP Claims Lopsided Victory in Senate Elections

By Sebastian Strangio
The foreordained result is the latest development in the generational transition that peaked with last year's handover of power from Hun Sen to his son Hun Manet.

Cambodia Gears Up For Low-Stakes Senate Election

Cambodia Gears Up For Low-Stakes Senate Election

By Sebastian Strangio
The ruling CPP is set to sweep most of the seats, after which it is expected to appoint former Prime Minister Hun Sen as the body's president.

Cambodia’s Former PM Sues Rights Activist For Defamation

Cambodia’s Former PM Sues Rights Activist For Defamation

By Sebastian Strangio
The lawsuit, filed on Monday, is the latest sign that the country's rolling political crackdown is continuing under its new-look leadership.
Aren’t Cambodia’s Journalists Tired Of Being Spoken Down To?

Aren’t Cambodia’s Journalists Tired Of Being Spoken Down To?

By David Hutt
The country's government views the press as an adjunct of power.

Cambodian PM Sacks City Mayor Amid Firings and Demotions

Cambodian PM Sacks City Mayor Amid Firings and Demotions

By Luke Hunt
Diplomats posted to Phnom Penh expect the new leader's bureaucratic shake-out to continue.

Cambodian PM Hun Manet’s Rise to the Top of the CPP Leadership

Cambodian PM Hun Manet’s Rise to the Top of the CPP Leadership

By Chhengpor Aun
Since taking the reins from his father in August, Manet has also been promoted into the top ranks of the ruling party.

Why Cambodia’s Government Cannot Win Its Fight Against Corruption

Why Cambodia’s Government Cannot Win Its Fight Against Corruption

By David Hutt
As demonstrated by the scourge of hit-and-run violence on the nation's roads, the political system rests on the idea that some people are more equal than others.
Cambodian Government Critic Arrested for Facebook Post

Cambodian Government Critic Arrested for Facebook Post

By Sebastian Strangio
Ny Nak's arrest comes four months after he was beaten up in broad daylight in the capital Phnom Penh.

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