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    <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 03:58:13 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Briefing note on freedom of expression and Internet censorship in Cambodia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/04/30/internet_censorship/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Cambodian Center for Human Rights provides an overview of the use of new media in Cambodia, examines the recent trend towards Internet censorship, and highlights the implications for freedom of expression in the country.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/04/30/internet_censorship/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Cambodian community leader threatened by forestry officials for speaking to media]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/04/05/deforestation_concerns/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A local commune chief was recently threatened by Cambodian government officials after he spoke to the media about the extensive deforestation in his local community.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:40:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/04/05/deforestation_concerns/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Peaceful protestors attacked by security forces in Cambodia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/03/21/boeng_kak_protestors/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Protestors seeking a solution to a long-running land dispute were attacked by a range of security forces near the Cambodian Prime Minister's home.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/03/21/boeng_kak_protestors/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Cambodian journalist released, concerns about due process]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/03/20/mam_sonando_release/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CCHR welcomes the Court of Appeal's decision to release Mam Sonando but notes that the verdict was a classic example of "rule by law" rather than "rule of law".]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:40:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/03/20/mam_sonando_release/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Gallery: Cambodians celebrate Mam Sonando's release]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/03/15/mam_sonando_release/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Journalist Mam Sonando was released from prison after his 20-year sentence was reduced to five years and suspended.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:07:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/03/15/mam_sonando_release/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Positive and negative implications of Cambodian broadcaster's appeal hearing]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/03/07/sonando_appeal_hearing/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[While CCHR welcomes the Prosecution's suggestion to drop some of the most serious charges against rights defender Mam Sonando, it strongly urges the Court of Appeal to drop the remaining charges. Moreover, CCHR was shocked and surprised to hear the Prosecution introduce a new charge to the court.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:40:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/03/07/sonando_appeal_hearing/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Cambodian accused of defamation over Facebook post]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/03/06/defamation_facebook/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A Cambodian teacher has been summoned by the police to answer questions in relation to a defamation case over information he posted on Facebook.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/03/06/defamation_facebook/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - As Mam Sonando case goes to appeal, Cambodian rights group releases legal analysis of his sentencing]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/03/05/mam_sonando_analysis/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As the Court of Appeal hearing in Mam Sonando's case begins, CCHR releases a legal analysis of the Cambodian right defender's charging and sentencing in October 2012.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:25:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/03/05/mam_sonando_analysis/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Rights groups support Mam Sonando ahead of his appeal in Cambodia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/02/27/amicus_brief/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The joint Amicus Brief submitted to the Cambodian Court of Appeal in advance of Mam Sonando's appeal hearing is the first of its kind to be submitted in Cambodia's domestic courts. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:10:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/02/27/amicus_brief/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Cambodian lawyers banned from granting interviews without prior consent
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/02/22/lawyers_prohibited/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia is moving to prohibit lawyers from giving radio and television interviews without its prior permission. Legal action would be taken against any lawyers whose public dissemination of information risks damaging the reputation of the legal profession.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/02/22/lawyers_prohibited/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Cambodian government muzzles lawyers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/02/12/lawyers_muzzled/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Cambodian government has imposed an election-year ban on lawyers giving radio and television interviews without the permission of the national bar association.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:40:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/02/12/lawyers_muzzled/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - French journalist sentenced in absentia by Cambodian court]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/02/06/interpol_notice/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A seven-year prison sentence was imposed in absentia on French journalist and filmmaker Daniel Lainé by a Phnom Penh court for procuring prostitutes, after he investigated human trafficking and prostitution in Cambodia; Interpol then issued a "red notice", which effectively prevents Lainé from working as a reporter outside France.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/02/06/interpol_notice/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Messages of hope sent to jailed Cambodian journalist Mam Sonando]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/02/06/sonando_message/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Over 100 people sent messages of support to imprisoned Cambodian journalist and human rights defender Mam Sonando, serving a 20-year prison sentence for practicing his right to free expression. He was released on 15 March. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 02:01:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/02/06/sonando_message/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Cambodian police detain youth who had assembled to promote pop group]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/01/22/youth_detained/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[It is important that young people are not stigmatised as gang members and 'loiterers'; they should be respected as individuals exercising their right to peacefully assemble, said CCHR, after Cambodian police detained 18 youth who had gathered in a public place while wearing matching T-shirts.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:25:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/01/22/youth_detained/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Harsh sentences handed down to Cambodian activists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/01/02/community_activists_sentenced/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Disappointment is expressed over the harsh sentences handed down to two community activists, who were convicted on spurious charges and appear to have been punished for speaking out against the authorities.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 11:35:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2013/01/02/community_activists_sentenced/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Call for investigation into Cambodian journalist's arrest]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/12/21/illegal_logging/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Cambodian Center for Human Rights is concerned over the arrest of a Cambodian journalist who reported on illegal logging and the fact that another journalist who documented the arrest was later found unconscious.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:50:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/12/21/illegal_logging/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Charges dropped against prime suspect in shooting of Cambodian garment factory workers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/12/19/garment_factory_workers/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Cambodian Center for Human Rights is appalled at the dropping of all charges against a former governor, the prime suspect in the February 2012 shooting of three female garment factory workers during a protest.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:25:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/12/19/garment_factory_workers/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Sign petition to free Mam Sonando, imprisoned Cambodian journalist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/12/18/mam_sonando/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sign a petition to the Cambodian government calling for the immediate and unconditional release of journalist Mam Sonando, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:12:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/12/18/mam_sonando/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Imprisoned Cambodian journalist, rights defender refused bail]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/12/17/sonando_refused_bail/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Cambodian Center for Human Rights expresses grave disappointment at the Appeal Court decision to refuse bail to imprisoned journalist and human rights defender, Mam Sonando.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 11:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/12/17/sonando_refused_bail/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Cambodian measure threatens Internet cafés in Phnom Penh]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/12/17/internet_cafes/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A Cambodian rights group has expressed concern about Internet freedom and the implications of a recent government decree calling for the relocation of all Internet cafés located within a 500 meter radius of schools and educational institutions in Phnom Penh.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 09:50:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/12/17/internet_cafes/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - A call for action on Human Rights Day in Cambodia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/12/10/human_rights_day/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[International Human Rights Day is an opportunity to reflect on rights issues in Cambodia, such as land evictions, freedom of expression, the independence of the judiciary, corruption and impunity for serious crimes.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:55:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/12/10/human_rights_day/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Briefing note on parliamentary immunity, targeting of opposition voices in Cambodia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/12/05/parliamentary_immunity/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Cambodian Center for Human Rights provides an overview of the status of parliamentary immunity under Cambodian law. The case of a prominent opposition Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker, Mu Sochua, is another example of the lengths to which the government will go to intimidate opposition voices, CCHR notes.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:10:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/12/05/parliamentary_immunity/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Asia & Pacific - As summit concludes and Obama leaves region, free expression concerns linger
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/asia_pacific/2012/11/21/asean_concludes/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[IFEX members have condemned a "fundamentally flawed" rights declaration unveiled at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit, at the same time expressing concern about ongoing free expression concerns in Cambodia and in the region.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:55:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/asia_pacific/2012/11/21/asean_concludes/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Legal analysis of charges against Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/11/19/sam_rainsy_charges/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Cambodian Center for Human Rights re-releases its 2011 legal analysis of the charges against opposition leader Sam Rainsy and asserts that not only his charges but also his recent exclusion from the voter list is politically motivated.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:14:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/11/19/sam_rainsy_charges/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - ASEAN summit in Cambodia: parallel civil society events disrupted]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/11/15/asean_civil_society/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cambodian authorities have been repeatedly disturbing the organisation of parallel civil society events in Phnom Penh, while land activists were warned that protesters would be arrested during the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:55:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/11/15/asean_civil_society/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Report documents legacy of two decades of impunity in Cambodia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/11/13/impunity_report/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's violent and authoritarian rule over more than two decades has resulted in countless killings and other serious abuses that have gone unpunished, Human Rights Watch said in a new report.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:50:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/11/13/impunity_report/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Cambodian NGO workers, villagers face intimidation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/11/05/cchr_intimidation/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[During a mission to the provinces to collect information regarding land conflicts, a team from the Cambodian Center for Human Rights was faced with interference and disruption to its work.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:50:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/11/05/cchr_intimidation/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Critical voices being silenced in Cambodia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/10/31/stifling_dissent/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Groups allege political interference behind recent defamation cases launched against critics of the Cambodian government and in the dropping of the investigation into an environmentalist's murder.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 11:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/10/31/stifling_dissent/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - How laws are used to stifle dissent in Cambodia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/10/30/dissent_stifled/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Cambodian Center for Human Rights has released an overview of Cambodian laws relating to freedom of expression and a summary of recent case examples to show how laws are used and abused to stifle dissent.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/10/30/dissent_stifled/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Blaming dead officer, court closes probe into Cambodian fixer's murder]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/10/26/chut_wutty_case/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A court in southern Cambodia has terminated the investigation into environmentalist Chut Wutty's death after concluding that he was killed by a military police officer who was in turn fatally shot by a logging company's security guard.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/10/26/chut_wutty_case/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Cambodian activist's murder investigation dropped]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/10/09/chut_wutty_murder/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Political interference lies behind a decision by a Cambodian provincial court to drop an investigation into the murder of high-profile environmental activist Chut Wutty, says CCHR.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/10/09/chut_wutty_murder/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Free Cambodian journalist Mam Sonando, sentenced to 20 years]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/10/02/free_mamsonando/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Send a letter calling on the Cambodian authorities to free 71-year-old broadcaster and activist Mam Sonando, sentenced to 20 years in prison, who is in ill-health.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 09:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/10/02/free_mamsonando/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Cambodia sentences broadcaster to 20 years]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/10/01/sonando_sentenced/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Cambodian Center for Human Rights slams the guilty verdict for 71-year-old rights defender Mam Sonando as a travesty of justice and an embarrassment to Cambodia's reputation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 11:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/10/01/sonando_sentenced/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Cambodian journalist killed after reports on illegal logging]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/09/12/illegal_logging_coverage/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Cambodian journalist Hang Serei Odom, who was found dead, had reported on illegal logging and recently uncovered several cases linked to powerful, well-connected Cambodian elite.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 11:20:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/09/12/illegal_logging_coverage/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Call for release of Cambodian activist and broadcaster]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/09/07/free_mam_sonando/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As trial proceeds, over forty IFEX members urge the Cambodian government to drop charges facing detained rights defender and broadcaster Mam Sonando.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/09/07/free_mam_sonando/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Cambodian NGO director warned to stop criticising government policy]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/08/10/ngo_director_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The director of a Cambodian NGO was threatened after criticising the government's land demarcation strategy during an interview with Radio Free Asia.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:40:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/08/10/ngo_director_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - CCHR outlines political context behind rights defender's arrest]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/08/03/mam_sonando/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mam Sonando's willingness to criticise the government and condemn forced evictions and land grabbing have seen him put behind bars on two previous occasions.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 10:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/08/03/mam_sonando/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - After US, ASEAN leave, media critic jailed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/07/17/critic_jailed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mam Sonando is the owner of the country's main politically independent radio station and a prominent critic of Prime Minister Hun Sen.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/07/17/critic_jailed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Arrest of bloodied union worker sends message to visiting dignitaries as to state of free expression]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/07/11/union_worker/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Long Panha was beaten while taking part in a peaceful demonstration by factory employees calling for a resolution to an ongoing dispute.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:36:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/07/11/union_worker/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Release of Boeung Kak lake activists overshadowed by failure to achieve justice and further violence against peaceful demonstrators]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/07/10/activists_released/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Appeal Court upheld the convictions of the women but reduced the sentences to one month and three days - the time served since their convictions.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 08:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/07/10/activists_released/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - CCHR factsheet: Silencing the airwaves]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/06/19/silencing_airwaves/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The silencing of certain radio channels to coincide with the recent commune elections exemplifies the government's determination in its attempts to stifle the media and curtail freedom of expression and information in order to secure political and electoral support, said CCHR.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:25:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/06/19/silencing_airwaves/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Foreign broadcasters shut down for elections]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/06/06/foreign_broadcasters/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Amongst other irregularities, the silencing of the transmission of five local FM stations was brought to CPJ's attention.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 08:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/06/06/foreign_broadcasters/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Thirteen women land activists arrested]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/05/30/land_activists_arrested/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thirteen women who have led protests against land evictions at Phnom Penh's Boeung Kak Lake were hastily sentenced to at least a year in jail last week in the latest in a string of free expression crackdowns, report the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) and ARTICLE 19.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 15:13:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Thirteen women affected by the land conflict at Phnom Penh's Boeung Kak Lake who have led protests against the eviction were handed prison sentences.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Boeung Kak lake residents arrested by police while on peaceful protest]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/05/23/peaceful_protest/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The activists were met by more than one hundred policemen and private security guards each armed with hammers and other construction tools.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 14:08:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - CCHR Fundamental Freedoms Fact Sheet: Freedom of Information]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This fact sheet provides an overview of the proposed freedom of information law that was delivered to the National Assembly in March 2012.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 09:51:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dear All,
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 02:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - CCHR launches Harassment of Media 2008-2011 map]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/05/03/harassment_map/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The information published on the map is public information on cases of restrictions or alleged restrictions of the right to freedom of expression involving the media.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 21:25:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/05/03/harassment_map/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Environmental activist killed during confrontation with military police]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/05/02/wutty_killed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered an investigation into the death of a prominent anti-logging activist during a confrontation with military police.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 15:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/05/02/wutty_killed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cambodia - Activist killed over possession of logging photos]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cambodia/2012/04/27/chut_wutty/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Chut Wutty, president of the Natural Resource Conservation Group, was reportedly taking two journalists to a site in a protected forest in Koh Kong province where logging was taking place.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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