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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sopheng Cheang

Cambodian lawmakers pass bill to revoke citizenship that critics call repressive

Cambodia Citizen Law - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Cambodian lawmakers on Monday approved a bill giving the government power to revoke the citizenship of anyone found guilty of conspiring with foreign nations to harm the national interest.

The amendment to the Nationality Law, which was approved by all 120 members of the National Assembly who were present, is viewed by critics as a way to suppress internal dissent and control political opponents of Prime Minister Hun Manet and the ruling Cambodian People’s Party.

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