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Flash Info | Law Student Convicted of Incitement over social media posts criticising CLV-DTA

25 June 2026 audio available

The Phnom Penh Court yesterday convicted Yon Senglat, 22, a second-year law student and social media user, to 22 months in prison and a fine of two million riel (about US $500) on charges of incitement to disturb social security under Articles 494 and 495 of the Criminal Code.

Senglat was arrested on 6 October 2024 in Mondulkiri province while visiting her brother for the Pchum Ben holiday. She was then sent to the Phnom Penh Police Commissariat for questioning over social media posts she made criticising the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area (CLV-DTA). Two weeks after her arrest, her family were notified that she was being detained in Phnom Penh’s Correctional Centre-2. Senglat is among 117 Prisoners of Interest document by LICADHO.

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Article | Post-Ceasefire Razing of Cambodian Villages Likely Violates International Law

20 January 2026 audio available

Publicly available imagery and footage indicate that a significant number of homes and structures in Chok Chey and Boeung Trarkuon villages in Banteay Meanchey province have been razed and cleared by Thai forces in the days and weeks after the 27 December ceasefire. The destruction of civilian homes during a conflict goes against the Geneva Conventions and international human rights law, regardless of which side of the contested border the houses stand.

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