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Sam Rainsy

March 20, 2023
Hun Sen’s Cambodian Succession Plan Slides Into Chaos
By Sam Rainsy
As the Cambodian leader contemplates retirement, there is growing opposition to his plan to create a family dynasty.

January 30, 2023
Repression, Debt, Corruption and Human Trafficking: Hun Sen’s Cambodian Legacy
By Sam Rainsy
The Cambodian leader's goal is to establish a North Korean-style dynasty under which his descendants will continue to hold power indefinitely.

January 11, 2023
Cambodian PM Threatens Opponents With Legal Action, Violence
By Sebastian Strangio
Despite his party's nearly unchallenged dominance, Hun Sen is bent on preventing the emergence of a political alternative.

November 10, 2022
The US Must Help Bring Democracy Back to Cambodia
By Sam Rainsy
During his visit to Phnom Penh this week, U.S. President Joe Biden must hold Prime Minister Hun Sen accountable for the country's steep democratic decline.

November 07, 2022
Cambodian Dissident Begins Hunger Strike Over Prison Conditions
By Sebastian Strangio
Theary Seng’s stand comes ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Cambodia for this week’s ASEAN summits.

October 31, 2022
The Tyranny of Compelled Speech in Cambodia
By David Hutt
Censorship and self-censorship are less repressive than being forced to express and affirm a regime's lies.

October 20, 2022
Cambodian Court Sentences Opposition Leader to Life Imprisonment
By Sebastian Strangio
Sam Rainsy is accused of plotting to cede four Cambodian provinces to the country's indigenous peoples.

October 13, 2022
Why Did Cambodia’s Hun Sen Sue His Rival in a French Court?
By David Hutt
The Cambodian leader may have wanted simply to clear his name – but there is another, more chilling, explanation.

October 12, 2022
French Court Rejects Cambodian PM’s Claim of Defamation Against Opposition Leader
By David Whitehouse
Exiled opposition figure Sam Rainsy had accused Prime Minister Hun Sen of responsibility for the deaths of a leading Cambodian trade unionist and the former chief of police.

September 16, 2022
Cambodia Opens Third Mass Trial of Opposition Activists
By Sebastian Strangio
The 37 defendants are accused of "incitement to treason" over an opposition politician's failed attempt to return to Cambodia from exile in early 2021.

September 02, 2022
Defamation Trial of Cambodian Opposition Leader Opens in Paris
By David Whitehouse
Sam Rainsy has finally received his day in court – but in Paris rather than in Phnom Penh.

August 24, 2022
Cambodia Readies Third Mass Trial of Opposition Officials
By Sebastian Strangio
As the country heads toward national elections next year, the government is seeking to neutralize the influence of opposition leaders living in exile abroad.
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