The death of Alexei Navalny in Russia serves as a reminder of the constant risks faced by Cambodian political prisoners and dissidents who have survived assassination attempts and other physical attacks. Navalny, the most prominent critic of the brutal dictatorship of Vladimir Putin, died in an Arctic prison where he was serving jail terms totaling 29 … Read more
Advertisement Since the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) took power in 1979, it has seen off at least four opposition movements. By the late 1990s, it had finished off the remnants of the ousted Khmer Rouge, the last of Cambodia’s far-left revolutionaries. The anti-communist nationalism that coalesced around Son Sann and the Khmer People’s National Liberation … Read more
Exiled Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy meets Cambodian Muslims in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in a photo posted on his Facebook page on May 31, 2023. Credit: Facebook/ Sam Rainsy Advertisement Malaysia’s government yesterday expelled a group of exiled Cambodian opposition politicians, amid an intensifying crackdown in Cambodia ahead of next month’s national election. According to … Read more
Supporters of Cambodia’s Candlelight Party campaign ahead of the commune and sangkat elections that were held on June 5, 2022. Credit: Facebook/Candlelight Party Advertisement Cambodia’s National Election Committee (NEC) has rejected the application of the country’s main opposition party to take part in this year’s national election, all but ensuring another clean sweep for Prime … Read more
Advertisement Cambodia’s electoral non-event of July 2018, in which the ruling party won all the national assembly seats after it banned the main opposition party, made for a strange media spectacle. International television stations, faithful to the notion of regular elections that are equally important and should get their allotted amount of coverage, earnestly covered … Read more