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Sam Rainsy
![The US Must Help Bring Democracy Back to Cambodia The US Must Help Bring Democracy Back to Cambodia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-11-10-004731.jpg)
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.
![Cambodian Dissident Begins Hunger Strike Over Prison Conditions Cambodian Dissident Begins Hunger Strike Over Prison Conditions](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-11-07-041704.jpg)
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.
![The Tyranny of Compelled Speech in Cambodia The Tyranny of Compelled Speech in Cambodia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-10-31-001508.jpg)
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.
![Cambodian Court Sentences Opposition Leader to Life Imprisonment Cambodian Court Sentences Opposition Leader to Life Imprisonment](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-30.jpg)
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.
![Why Did Cambodia’s Hun Sen Sue His Rival in a French Court? Why Did Cambodia’s Hun Sen Sue His Rival in a French Court?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-10-13-003030.jpg)
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.
![French Court Rejects Cambodian PM’s Claim of Defamation Against Opposition Leader French Court Rejects Cambodian PM’s Claim of Defamation Against Opposition Leader](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-10-12-001826.jpg)
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.
![Cambodia Opens Third Mass Trial of Opposition Activists Cambodia Opens Third Mass Trial of Opposition Activists](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-09-16-012034.jpg)
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.
![Defamation Trial of Cambodian Opposition Leader Opens in Paris Defamation Trial of Cambodian Opposition Leader Opens in Paris](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-09-02-072947.jpg)
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.
![Cambodia Readies Third Mass Trial of Opposition Officials Cambodia Readies Third Mass Trial of Opposition Officials](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-08-24-061145.jpg)
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.
![Why Cambodia’s Opposition Parties Must Unite Why Cambodia’s Opposition Parties Must Unite](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-12-09-055713.jpg)
Why Cambodia’s Opposition Parties Must Unite
By David Hutt
Unity offers the only hope for defeating Prime Minister Hun Sen – but cynicism and egotism stand in the way.
![Cambodia Should Drop the Charges Against Sam Rainsy – Or Give Him His Day in Court Cambodia Should Drop the Charges Against Sam Rainsy – Or Give Him His Day in Court](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-07-21-020036.jpg)
Cambodia Should Drop the Charges Against Sam Rainsy – Or Give Him His Day in Court
By David Whitehouse
For nearly seven years, Prime Minister Hun Sen has used every legal trick at his disposal to exclude his main rival from the country's political life.
![Cambodia Confirms CPP’s Landslide Victory in Commune Election Cambodia Confirms CPP’s Landslide Victory in Commune Election](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-06-27-015757.jpg)
Cambodia Confirms CPP’s Landslide Victory in Commune Election
By Sebastian Strangio
Prime Minister Hun Sen's party won nearly three-quarters of the vote in an election marred by claims of vote-buying and intimidation.