Sothoeuth Ith
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Media freedom is essential in raising awareness and holding governments accountable. Today 🇬🇧 Ambassador @DomWUK joined civil society to mark World Press Freedom Day, promoting safety of journalists and noting their critical role in our response to environmental crisis. #UKKH
THREAD: One year ago this Sunday, mass NagaWorld casino protests kicked off over alleged union-busting. Since then, Naga & other labor movements have been trampled with violence, obstruction and imprisonment. Here’s our 4-part series on union suppression. vodenglish.news/thousands-of-w…
Breaking: NagaWorld union leader Chhim Sithar has been temporarily detained and is being questioned at the Phnom Penh International Airport today as she was returning from Australia. #VODEnglish vodenglish.news/nagaworld-unio…
Hosted dinner last night in honour of Lorraine & John Sanderson, with a small group of civil society, education, media & think tank representatives. Inspiring to hear of their ongoing commitment to improve the lives of 🇰🇭 people and to uphold the UNTAC legacy 🙏🏽
Violence committed by the state against Cambodians is not infrequent. But amid villagers’ decadeslong struggle against land grabs, many are finding courage in filming and broadcasting authorities’ abuses live, across the country. vodenglish.news/the-camera-is-…
The U.S. says it is ending aid to government entities under Greening Prey Lang, a project aimed at protecting the sanctuary, as the government silences local communities and civil society partners while “not adequately” putting an end to illegal logging. vodenglish.news/us-ends-fundin…
The Defense Ministry has further responded to a U.S. complaint on Friday that a defense attache was denied “full access” to Ream naval base during a tour, saying it had shown the U.S. delegation new constructions of concern. vodenglish.news/defense-says-r…
A joint investigation with @VOD_English @NewNaratif and @prachatai_en reveals details of Thai dissident Wanchalearm Satsaksit’s escape from Thailand, life in exile in Cambodia and the last days before he disappeared one year ago today. vodenglish.news/what-happened-…
#BREAKING: Cambodia has confirmed its first death from Covid-19, a Health Ministry statement said on Thursday.
Sitanan Satsaksit’s lawyer translated her ceremonial prayer: that she would prove to the Cambodian court that her abducted Thai activist brother lived in the Phnom Penh condominium building a few hundred meters behind her. vodenglish.news/abducted-thai-…
