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Cambodia To Pass Laws Allowing For Citizenship To Be Stripped

Hun Sen (left) speaks to his son Hun Manet during a ceremony marking the 74th founding anniversary of the Cambodian People’s Party in Phnom Penh in June (Credit: AFP)

Cambodian lawmakers amended the constitution Friday paving the way for people charged with foreign collusion to be stripped of their citizenship, despite concerns such a law could be used to silence government critics.

Rights groups have long accused Cambodia's government of using draconian laws to stifle opposition and legitimate political dissent.

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