Cambodia Slaps Exiled Opposition Leader With New Jail Term

March 30, 2017 by

Self-exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy was sentenced to 20 months in prison by a Cambodian court Thursday for accusing the government of assassinating a prominent critic. The verdict is the latest legal case to hamper an opposition movement struggling to break Prime Minister Hun Sen’s 32-year grip on power. The defamation charge centred around the … Read more

Cambodia PM Empowers Court To Dissolve Rival Parties

February 20, 2017 by

Cambodia’s parliament passed a law Monday giving judges sweeping powers to dissolve political parties, a move seen as a brazen attempt by premier Hun Sen to checkmate his opponents ahead of next year’s polls. Hun Sen, who for three decades has led the country with force and political guile, has used the kingdom’s pliant courts … Read more