She simply didn’t show up…
CAMBODIA. Kambol (Phnom Penh). 11/05/2009: Empty dock before reading of judges decision on IENG Thirith appeal against Order on Extension of Provisional Detention.
I just updated my website with the Chom Chao story about garment factory workers. There are still quite a few pictures that I should be taking. Let’s say it’s a start? No real reason to keep them sleeping on a hard disk…
CAMBODIA. Chom Chao (Phnom Penh). 25/09/2008: Garment factory workers waiting for the truck taking them back to their home villages nearby after their 8-hour shift. Salaries are 60$/month.
There is a short multimedia piece on a happy May Day in Phnom Penh on Ka-set.
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 1/05/2009: KEM Sokha, Human Rights Party Leader, SAM Rainsy, Leader of the Sam Rainsy Party and Kompong Cham Deputy, at the Labour Day celebration.
That took a long time: the first demonstration in Phnom Penh since several months (or is it years? I lost count)… Some 1500 people showed up for a good humored march in the streets to celebrate Labour Day.
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 1/05/2009: SAM Rainsy, Leader of the Sam Rainsy Party and Kompong Cham Deputy, at the Labour Day celebration.
(Story nr 2009029)
You will not see pictures about the Khmer Rouge Tribunal for some time: there is a 15 day recess…
CAMBODIA. Kambol (Phnom Penh). 30/04/2009: The accused on the 15th day of Duch trial at the ECCC.
CAMBODIA. Kambol (Phnom Penh). 30/04/2009: Press room before the 15th day of Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, trial at the ECCC.
CAMBODIA. Kambol (Phnom Penh). 29/04/2009: The accused on the 14th day of Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, trial at the ECCC.
Meanwhile the Khmer journalists finally rallied the air con room, and listen to the proceedings in khmer on their earphones…
CAMBODIA. Kambol (Phnom Penh). 29/04/2009: Press room during 14th day of Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, trial at the ECCC.
CAMBODIA. Kambol (Phnom Penh). 28/04/2009: KAR Savuth, Defense Lawyer, during recess on the 13th day of Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, trial at the ECCC. He will take over from François Roux as of tomorrow. Roux has to attend a pretrial hearing at The Hague.
CAMBODIA. Kambol (Phnom Penh). 28/04/2009: Press room for Khmer journalists (without air conditioning) on the 13th day of Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, trial at the ECCC.
The guys in the pressroom are getting upset because I take too many pics of people sleeping. Well it is a chicken den, so we sure will end up picking on each other. Fair enough. The trial is a bit tedious if you’re there only to copy the video feed, so closing the eyes during that exciting piece of technical achievement is not proof of being a bad professional in my opinion. But, have no fear, I promise I only will publish pictures of people taking naps during recess, when it is “legal” (which is what I did until now)… Promised…
CAMBODIA. Kambol (Phnom Penh). 27/04/2009: Press room on the 12th day of Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, trial at the ECCC.