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France Tries Cambodian Ex-PM's Guards Over 1997 Massacre

Two ex-bodyguards for former Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen go on trial in absentia in France on Wednesday, charged over a 1997 grenade attack on a leading opposition figure.

International Business Times · Mar 19, 2025

Thai Police Hunt Suspect Over Cambodian Politician Shooting

Thai police on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for a gunman suspected of shooting dead a Cambodian opposition politician in a brazen attack in downtown Bangkok.

International Business Times · Jan 8, 2025

Former Cambodian opposition politician shot dead in Bangkok – reports

Suspected gunman arrested in Cambodia after a day-long manhunt following shooting of Lim Kimya

The Guardian - AU · Jan 8, 2025

Will Cambodia’s new leader be able to step out of his father’s shadow?

Hun Manet is set to take the reins from his authoritarian father, but it remains unclear whether he will continue the approach of stability at all costs

The Guardian - AU · Jul 27, 2023

Fear and voting in Cambodia’s one-horse election race

Seventeen parties registered for election alongside PM Hun Sen’s party, but it is almost impossible for him to lose.

Al Jazeera · Jul 15, 2023

Cambodia opposition figure calls upcoming election a 'sham'

Prominent Cambodian opposition figure Sam Rainsy on Friday denounced the upcoming general election as a "fake and sham" after the country's the sole opposition party was disqualified from the race this week.

Reuters · May 19, 2023

Cambodian opposition leader set for treason trial verdict

Cambodia’s beleaguered pro-democracy forces face another day of reckoning, as the country’s most prominent opposition politician not in exile is scheduled to hear the verdict in his trial for treason

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

Cambodia PM Hun Sen warns rivals face 'legal action or sticks'

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen warned opponents Monday they would face legal action or a beating with sticks if they accused his ruling party of vote theft in national polls later this year.

Bangkok Post · Jan 9, 2023

Cambodia convicts 36 opposition members in latest mass trial

Mass trial of Cambodia’s opposition leaders and supporters results in guilty verdicts for all but one defendant.

Al Jazeera · Dec 23, 2022

Cambodian court convicts 36 opposition figures of conspiracy

A court in Cambodia has convicted 36 activists and former opposition lawmakers of conspiracy to commit treason

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022