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| Phnom Penh. 17/01/2014: Members of the Boeung Kak lake community tour the embassies, here at the U.S. embassy, to deliver a petition requesting the release of the 23 people arrested during the violent crackdown by the army on January 2nd and 3rd. |
Who Else Can Defy Demonstration Ban?
John Vink | 17 Jan. 2014
Who else but the Boeung Kak lake community would dare to defy the
demonstration ban set by the cambodian government after the many weeks
of CNRP protests, the worker’s strike and its violent crackdown by the
army? The ladies toured several embassies (the U.S., Japanese,
Australian and German ones) to deliver a petition requesting the release
of 23 people jailed during the crackdown.
If they were left in peace was it because the authorities are
mellowing? Or are they tired? Have they listened to U.N. Special
Rapporteur Surya Subedi? Or maybe the authorities couldn’t care less
because they already decided the 23 would be released soon?
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