Opposition officials say they were prevented from meeting in the former Khmer Rouge stronghold of Anlong Veng by a group of soldiers clad as civilians.
The new political party for Prince Norodom Ranarridh, once a powerful figure in Cambodian politics, had its official opening to the public Friday.
The National Assembly should review some of its internal policies that lead to “anti-democratic” practices, a leading rights advocate says.
Ieng Thirith was one of four original Khmer Rouge leaders arrested and expected to face trial for atrocity crimes at the UN-backed tribunal.
Some 400 students, monks and activists were stopped from a peaceful march for Environmental Day on Thursday.
Australia and Cambodia have agreed in principle that some 1,000 refugees seeking to reach Australia could instead be sent to Cambodia.
A group of 20 women from various indigenous groups from across the country met in Phnom Penh on Wednesday, calling economic land concessions the top threat to their way of life.
Officials at the Victims Support Section said in a statement Wednesday that they want to hear from lawyers and victims, as well as donors, as they discuss the upcoming trial phase.
The delta was once part of Cambodia, but it was partitioned to Vietnam by the French at the end of their Indochinese colonization in 1949.
An estimated 400,000 Cambodians work in Thailand, either legally or not, and many of them will face financial difficulty in times of political crisis.
Villagers say police and forestry officials turn a blind eye to illegal logging by companies with powerful businessmen behind them.
Yorm Bopha was arrested in December 2012 during demonstrations in Phnom Penh and held for nearly a full year before she was released.
Three major statues looted from Cambodia during its civil war were returned to Phnom Penh in an official ceremony Tuesday.
The survey, conducted by the Cambodian Defenders Project, found that some 60 percent of 105 surveyed respondents experienced some form of sexual violence under the Khmer Rouge.
The five men were part of a group of 25 who received suspended sentences last week on charges related to violence in demonstrations in January.
The ambassador escaped Cambodia in 1976 and later came to the US, eventually becoming the ambassador to the UN under the administration of George Bush.
The sub-national councilors were elected in a closed vote May 18 by local commune councilors.
The decision brings to a close a trial series that was widely criticized as deeply flawed and as an attempt to curtail future demonstrations.
Both men are accused of atrocity crimes, including genocide, for their leadership roles in the regime.
At the center of the complaints is the corruption surrounding ongoing development projects, sanctioned by the government, that continue to increase.
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