King Norodom Sihamoni

Cambodia frees activist and journalists

Two journalists were freed from jail in Cambodia on Tuesday, a day after a prominent land rights activist was pardoned, as the government loosens its grip on dissenters in the wake of a flawed election victory last month.Cambodia's king pardoned land campaigner Tep Vanny late Monday at the request of strongman prime minister Hun Sen, days after he officially extended his 33-year grip on power.And on Tuesday, two journalists who had worked for the US-backed broadcaster Radio Free Asia (RF

28 August 2018
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