After ending their 10-day long strike (see HERE and HERE) at the SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) Ltd factory, some 600 workers, mostly members of the CAWDU (Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union) were fired by the management. Today, about 1500 marched for three hours from their factory to city hall and blocked Monivong boulevard for several […]
Busy day yesterday: ‘Free Yorm Bopha’ demonstration in the morning (see HERE). And that same afternoon: rehearsal in non-violent demonstration techniques staged by the opposition CNRP ahead of the much anticipated mass demonstration planned for saturday regarding the alleged frauds in the 2013 legislative elections (see HERE).
Yorm Bopha, land rights activist, has spent 365 days at the Prey Sar prison today. She was sentenced based on what is widely seen as trumped up charges. She is an Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience. Her community, the people from Boeung Kak lake and those from Borei Keila, joined in a demonstration at Wat […]
A small group of about 50 citizens gathered on the riverfront opposite the Royal Palace for a vigil. They were reading the Cambodian Constitution, meditating and lighting a candle for a peacefull resolution in the aftermath of the 2013 legislative elections. That same morning COMFREL (Committee For Free And Fair Elections) called a press conference […]
The photographs of the Cambodian 2013 legislative elections and its aftermath were uploaded on my website at THIS URL. Yes, it is uncomplete (I was eating strawberries when Mr. Sam Rainsy had his surprise return, and the actual voting took place while I was getting a new King in Belgium). Yes, it is a little […]
Several ‘safety bags’ containing the voting bulletins from Siem Reap province were opened in front of a mixed crowd of political party representatives, election observers and journalists. Following allegations of fraud during the 2013 legislative elections, the Constitutional Council ordered the NEC (National Election Committee) to make a series of bags available for investigation. The […]
Just like last week (see HERE), some 150 people gathered at the foot of Wat Phnom, to pray for a peacefull outcome of the 2013 parliamentary elections. The opposition CNRP and the ruling CPP still cannot agree on anything, be it on how to put together an investigation in the alleged frauds, or on who […]
The CNRP opposition party held a press conference at its Chak Angré headquarters to denounce yet again (see also HERE) the frauds perpetrated during the 2013 parliamentary elections. The official final results will be announced on September 8th, but it is likely that the provisional results which saw an impressive shift of seats away from […]