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Mam Sonando (C), a 71-year-old radio broadcaster and land-rights campaigner for 20 years, gestures after his verdict at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, October 1, 2012. A Cambodian court jailed Sonando on Monday after finding him guilty of leading an anti-state rebellion, a verdict condemned by activists as the latest crackdown on human rights. Sonando, a long-time rights campaigner and critic of Prime Minister Hun Sen, had pleaded not guilty.

Photogallery Beehive Radio Owner Sentenced to 20 Years for Alleged Secessionist Plot

Two judges spent more than two hours Monday reading the final verdict, which came out to about 45 pages.
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Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday reaffirmed his temporary ban on economic land concessions, telling a weekly Cabinet meeting the ban could last as long as he is in politics.

Photogallery Hun Sen Tells Cabinet: Land Concession Ban Still in Place

The rights group Licadho told Reuters it has documented 13 concessions totaling 80,000 hectares since the May ban.
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Photogallery Land Activists Return From European Lobbying

Two land rights activists have returned from Europe, where they asked for the EU Trade Commission’s help in solving Cambodia’s ongoing land disputes.
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Two representatives from the embattled neighborhoods appeared on “Hello VOA” Thursday, explaining the ongoing problems they have had with Phnom Penh authorities.

Audio Phnom Penh Housing Activists Still Determined, Representatives Say

Sixty-four families at Boeung Kak and 110 families at Borei Keila have continued their protests against forced evictions at the two sites,
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Cambodian America >>>

Neth Monorom, seen here, encourages Cambodian Americans to vote as the number of Cambodian American voters are still low.

Video For Volunteers, Voter Registration Means Having a Voice

In Long Beach, Calif., volunteers set up four stations to grab potential voters in hopes of improving the very low voter turnout rate of Cambodian-Americans in Los Angeles County.
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More and more people are sharing their stories, a part of a healing process that organizers say is important for traumatized Cambodians living far from home.

Photogallery Institute Seeks To Reconnect With Khmer Rouge Survivors in US

The first meeting in its series will kick off this Saturday in Lowell, Mass., and continue to Philadelphia and the Virginia-Maryland area later this year.
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Los Angeles County Seeks More Cambodian Voters

Video Los Angeles County Seeks More Cambodian Voters

Tuesday, which is National Voter Registration Day, volunteers will seek more Cambodian voters and help them register across California.
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Video Asian Americans Encouraged To Vote

The US is home to some 17 million Asian Americans, but the group as a whole shows only a 50 percent voter turnout rate, according to 2008 figures.
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Southeast Asia >>>

Video Asean Economic Integration Nothing to Fear, Student Says

Asean nations are moving toward full economic integration that would eliminate trade and labor barriers across the region.
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A Thai soldier stands guard as refugees from Burma sit at the Thai-Burma border town of Mae Sot, waiting to go to refugee camps in Thailand, November 9, 2010.

Photogallery HRW Urges Thailand to Reform Refugee Policy

Thailand is refuge for tens of thousands from Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, in addition to 140,000 mostly Karen Burmese.
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The Opposition Sam Rainsy Party

Audio Border Expert Says Old Vietnam Treaties Should Be Nulified

Meanwhile, Cambodia and Vietnam have yet to reach full agreements on border demarcation.
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Clinton, left, speaks with ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan during a meeting at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool)

Photogallery Asean Rights Declaration Below Standard, Advocates Say

Supporters of the declaration say it is necessary to help Asean states have a norm for human rights.
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Video In ‘Lost Loves,’ Life Under the Khmer Rouge Writ Large

Nearly 200 people attended the film’s opening in Philadelphia last week, as the movie begins a US tour.
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More and more people are sharing their stories, a part of a healing process that organizers say is important for traumatized Cambodians living far from home.

Photogallery Institute Seeks To Reconnect With Khmer Rouge Survivors in US

The first meeting in its series will kick off this Saturday in Lowell, Mass., and continue to Philadelphia and the Virginia-Maryland area later this year.
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Tourist looks at portraits of former Khmer Rouge leaders, file photo.

Photogallery Circulation Problems Keeping Ieng Sary Hospitalized

Ieng Sary, 86, the former foreign minister of the regime, has been hospitalized since Sept. 7.
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Cambodian military officials line up in front the top leaders of Khmer Rouge portraits, file photo.

Photogallery Ieng Sary Seeks Release From Tribunal Detention on Medical Grounds

The Trial Chamber of the court will hear testimony from two medical experts on Friday over Ieng Sary’s condition.
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