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Cambodia Supreme Court upholds treason convictions of 2 journalists, raising press freedom questions

Cambodia’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld the treason convictions and 14-year prison sentences of journalists Phorn Sopheap and Pheap Pheara, according to local media. The court re...

Cambodia Supreme Court upholds treason convictions of 2 journalists, raising press freedom questions

Cambodia’s Supreme Court has upheld the treason convictions and 14-year prison sentences of journalists Phorn Sopheap and Pheap Pheara, who were accused of posting Facebook photos...

Cambodia: Coerced Confessions Silence Activists, Opposition

Click to expand Image People on a prison truck arrive at the Municipal Court in Phnom Pe...

Cambodian court tightens restrictions on prominent political activist

Cambodian opposition leader partially pardoned amid reputational pressures

Myanmar's political transition needs press freedom benchmarks, says CPJ

Rights groups renew call to free jailed Cambodian environmental activists

BANGKOK — Seven hundred days after activists from the environmental group Mother Nature Cambodia were imprisoned on charges widely regarded as retaliatory for their activism, 73 in...

Cambodia's democracy died slowly after Kem Ley's murder

Former Cambodian Opposition Leader Kem Sokha Granted Royal Pardon

The move comes as the country's government faces growing scrutiny for its role in handling an explosion of online scam centers and organized crime.

Cambodia Intensifies Crackdown to Restore Global Reputation

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said restoring the country’s international reputation has become one of his government’s biggest challenges. Speaking at the 3rd National Day of...

This Southeast Asian country ranks best in the world for natural environment

In a historic win for Southeast Asian conservation, Cambodia has been crowned the world's top nation for natural environment in 2026 by U.S. News & World Report, validating yea...

Widespread abuses persist in Cambodia cyber-scam compounds despite crackdown: report

Amnesty International reported Monday that Cambodia’s high-profile crackdown on cyber-scam compounds has failed to dismantle most operations and has left trafficking victims withou...

Cambodian interior minister hires US law firms to fight scam link claims

Hun Sen Feels the Heat

The Cambodian autocrat’s anti-scam rhetoric and pardoning of Kem Sokha suggest that outside pressure is starting to work. That's all the more reason to intensify it.

Peace deal won’t end Thailand-Cambodia’s humanitarian crisis

On May 28, 2025, a localized skirmish along the Thailand-Cambodia border rapidly escalated into one of the region’s most significant military conflicts in recent decades. More than...

Amnesty says Cambodia scam centers still operating despite crackdowns

Rights group says collusion between compound managers and police undermined interventions Cambodian government rejects report, cites ongoing enforcement and challenges from transna...

Cambodia’s Leader Pardons Top Opposition Politician Kem Sokha

The decision to release Kem Sokha is being seen as a likely attempt to recalibrate frayed ties with Western countries.

Indigenous people in Cambodia claim they’re blocked from sacred sites

PREAH VIHEAR, Cambodia — Ruos Lim knows what is at stake as he sets off with 10 men to patrol the Chom Penh forest. Lim is part of the Kuy people who have relied on the forests in...

Cambodia's former opposition leader receives royal pardon for 27-year sentence

Kem Sokha was serving a 27-year sentence on treason charges, which were widely derided as politically motivated.

Cambodia, Kazakhstan sign visa-free deal for diplomatic, official passport holders

PHNOM PENH, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia and Kazakhstan have signed an agreement on the exemption from visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and official or service passports,...

Free Theary Seng: The US Should Not Forget About Cambodia’s Political Prisoners

The 55-year-old civil society activist and dual Cambodian-U.S. citizen has been locked up on spurious charges since 2022. She is just one of many.

Cambodian Cyber Tycoon and ‘Singapore Washing’

Yim Leak seeks to upgrade image with dodgy PR firm

Months after scam crackdown, thousands remain stuck in Cambodia

Fighting with Ghosts: Sar Sokha’s Belated Sanctions Panic

Cambodia’s Interior Minister appears to have found an adversary in Washington: a sanctions list that no longer exists.