The aftermath of yesterday’s 13 arrests is waiting. Waiting for hours in front of the Municipal Court of Phnom Penh, hoping for the release of the fellow Boeung Kak residents. Waiting for a phone call from the lawyer. Waiting for news. Waiting for something to happen. And a reminder: ‘Quest for Land‘, 11 years of […]
It is something I should have learned by now.: never leave a demonstration before everyone is back home… It seems 13 Boeung Kak Lake residents were arrested after a protest where they tried to rebuild a home on the sand of the now filled lake. And I had left already. And a reminder: ‘Quest for […]
The Boeung Kak Lake residents were at it again: asking the Municipality what’s happening with the delimitation of the promised 12,44ha for their on-site development. This time with umbrellas against the blistering heat and with food to sustain the siege… And a reminder: ‘Quest for Land‘, 11 years of land issues in Cambodia for the […]
Olivier Laurent published an article about the release of ‘Quest for Land‘ for the iPad on iTunes in the ‘British Journal of Photography’. You can read it here… BJP is also an early adopter of the iPad. It is available here.
‘Quest for Land’ is available on iTunes… It has been a long 11-year road, but there it is, ready to be scrutinised by your eyes…The dice have rolled, the story doesn’t belong to me only anymore. Here is a Youtube movie showing you how it works… And here are a few mock-ups of what you […]
Mr. Surya Subedi, U.N. Human Rights Special Envoy, visited the evicted Borei Keila community. If Ms. Suy Sophan head of the Phanimex company which evicted them gives a damn remains to be seen…
Boeung Kak Lake residents have been demonstrating out on the streets for most of this week. 6 of them received a summons to appear in front of the Municipal Court. A good occasion to target that building for a demonstration.
Some 3000 factory workers, a string of tuk-tuks and a group from Boeung Kak Lake celebrated Labour Day in phnom Penh, marching from Wat Phnom to the National Assembly. More pictures here, here and here…