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Archive for the 'Land Issues' Category

‘Quest for Land’ on ‘Verve Photo’

Friday, June 15th, 2012

Geoffrey Hiller has published a long interview about ‘Quest for Land’ for the iPad on his ‘Verve Photo‘ weblog. For several years now he has been scanning the documentary photography production and tirelessly publishes photography he sees fit and which according to him corresponds to verve: endurance, fire, force, gumption, gusto, intensity, moxie, passion, spunk, […]

Hunger Strike Day 4

Thursday, June 14th, 2012

The Boeung Kak Lake community unsucccessfully tried to deliver a petition to Prime Minister Hun Sen requesting freedom for the 15 of them who were condemned to 2 1/2 years in jail after a 3-hour trial, as the pressure of police presence and the threat of more arrests was too big. And a reminder: ‘Quest […]

Hunger Strike Day 3

Wednesday, June 13th, 2012

On this 3rd day of the hunger strike undertaken by 5 of the 15 Boeung Kak Lake jailed at the Prey Sar prison, their friends gathered in front of the US Embassy to deliver a petition requesting their release. The same petition was then delivered to the EU Embassy, although the group was prevented by […]

Hunger Strike Sets One Step Further

Tuesday, June 12th, 2012

4 of the 15 Boeung Kak Lake residents jailed at Prey Sar prison have started a hunger strike since sunday evening. This morning the Boeung Kak Lake and Borei Keila residents gathered in front of the Royal Palace and the Ministry of Justice to deliver a petition requesting the 15 be freed. And meanwhile, according […]

Free the 15 on Sunday

Monday, June 11th, 2012

About 150 residents from Boeung Kak Lake and Borei Keila gathered in front of the Prey Sar prison gate to ask for the liberation of 15 from their community jailed there. And a reminder: ‘Quest for Land‘, 11 years of land issues in Cambodia for the iPad is available on iTunes…

Senators: Please Free the 15

Saturday, June 9th, 2012

The Boeung Kak Lake people showed up, 200 strong in front of the Senate, with a request to free the 15 from their community who are currently locked up at Prey Sar prison after a fairly expeditive trial.

Solidarity

Friday, June 8th, 2012

‘Solidarity’ or: help me, I’ll help you… The people evicted from Borei Keila to Phnom Bat, 40 Km out of town, and who were provided transportation to their former circonscription on June 3d to be able to vote, received a visit from representatives of the ruling CPP accompanied by a few security guards. Some families […]

Now they are blogged

Thursday, June 7th, 2012

They were never published on the weblog until now… I think… The ‘Boeung Kak Lake‘ eviction story, starting in 2008 on my website was updated with quite a few new pictures lately. You’ll find them towards the end of the (long) series. And a reminder: ‘Quest for Land‘, 11 years of land issues in Cambodia […]