Thailand deports 6 Cambodian activists facing treason charges over critical Facebook comments

Six Cambodian activists charged with treason over Facebook comments criticizing their government have been deported from Thailand to stand trial, a pro-democracy group said Thursday.

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The Khmer Movement for Democracy, a movement formed by opposition leaders in exile, criticized the decision to return the four women and two men Nov. 24, saying they will face “inhuman and degrading treatment” in Cambodia’s overcrowded prison system.

Thailand and Cambodia are accused by rights groups of having a de facto agreement to return political dissidents wanted by their home country.

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