Members of the Boeung Kak lake and Borei Keila communities are gathered for a hunger strike under a kiosk at Wat Phnom to protest the outcome of the 2013 cambodian elections which were allegedly rife with fraud. Their protest will most likely be short lived and they, just like their predecessor Prince Sisowath Thomico a […]
Yet another petition delivery attempt to King Norodom Sihamoni regarding the 2013 Cambodian elections was succesfull. About 200 people marched from Wat Unalom, were stopped at the police roadblock, prayed and pleaded, and after an hour or so were allowed through by means of 4 delegates. And then we hear that the 55 newly elected […]
The 3rd demonstration of the day (see this morning HERE). Organised by the Boeung Kak lake community it appeals to the King and stresses the fact that a peacefull resolution to the political impasse must be found. Two days before the opening session of the new parliament this monday, the spirits amongst those who do […]
Well, for now at least… The gathering organised by the Working Group for Peace (WGP) had some difficulty getting to get started because a huge police force showed up at 7:00AM at Wat Phnom where WGP had planned to celebrate World Peace Day. But the authorities are quite edgy these days… They kicked out Prince […]
Prince Sisowath Thomico, a member of the opposition CNRP (and ousted from the FUNCINPEC a few years ago), planned to start a hunger strike at the riverfront pagoda this morning at 10:00 to protest the results of the 2013 parliamentary election results, but he had to revise his plan and settle for Wat Phnom. Only […]
A little less than 100 monks tried to reach the Royal Palace in the afternoon to pray for peace and to ask King Sihamoni to postpone the opening session of the National Assembly. The newly elected opposition CNRP MP’s refuse to attend as their demands for an independent investigation regarding the frauds during the 2013 […]
Here are a few second takes from the 3 day long demonstrations by the opposition CNRP at Freedom Park, protesting the 2013 legislative elecions. All the other photographs of the 2013 elections can be seen HERE on my regularly updated website…
The three days of mass protest at Freedom Park organised by the opposition CNRP are over… Finished… Until next time. For sure the protest was a success in terms of numbers of participants and of levels of enthusiasm. If they provided the leverage needed for the CNRP in the discussions between the ruling CPP and […]