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Sam Rainsy
Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha’s Divorce of Necessity in Cambodia
By David Hutt
The split between the country's two most prominent opposition leaders has been five years in the making.
Cambodia’s Local Elections Have Ended Hun Sen’s One-Party System
By Sam Rainsy
Despite another victory for the ruling Cambodian People's Party, an old opposition party has pried back open the political space.
Cambodia Sentences 31 Opposition Figures to Prison in Second Mass Trial
By Sebastian Strangio
Outside the courtroom, police arrested the prominent Cambodian-American activist Theary Seng.
Putting a Positive Spin on Cambodia’s Local Election
By David Hutt
For the first time, an opposition party not led by a magnetic political personality has made inroads.
How the Candlelight Party Can Restore Political Pluralism to Cambodia
By Sam Rainsy
Since the banning of the Cambodia National Rescue Party in 2017, an old party has kept its flame burning.
At Long Last, Signs of Justice for 1997 Cambodia Massacre
By Brad Adams
The brazen attack in broad daylight 25 years ago has ingrained impunity in Cambodia more than any other single act in the country’s post-Khmer Rouge history.
Cambodia Convicts 20 Opposition Activists on Vague, Political Charges
By Sebastian Strangio
The convictions come ahead of important commune council elections scheduled for June.
As Cambodian Election Season Nears, Opposition Parties Prepare to Tackle Hun Sen
By Sebastian Strangio
Upcoming commune and national elections won't be free or fair, but they will offer signals of how the CPP plans to govern during its next mandate.
Cambodian PM Backs His Son Hun Manet to Succeed Him
By Sebastian Strangio
Prime Minister Hun Sen's announcement offered the strongest signal of support for his 44-year-old son.
Cambodia Opposition Fractures as Bickering Breaks Into the Open
By Sebastian Strangio
Kem Sokha has accused his longtime partner Sam Rainsy of using his name and image for personal political gain.
For Free and Fair Elections, Cambodia Must Let Opposition Leaders Return
By Sam Rainsy
Leaders of the CNRP – including the author – must be allowed to return to Cambodia before the next elections.
Cambodia Tweaks Constitution to Block Dual Citizens From Top Posts
By Sebastian Strangio
The move came barely three weeks after an erroneous newspaper report that Prime Minister Hun Sen had purchased Cypriot citizenship.