Cambodia activist briefly detained after protest in shackles

Cambodian security forces on Tuesday briefly detained a Cambodian-American lawyer who is a prominent rights activist as she walked barefoot near the prime minister’s residence in Phnom Penh, wearing a prison-style orange outfit and Khmer Rouge-era ankle shackles.

Theary Seng was on her way to a court hearing and was livestreaming her progress via social media when a number of uniformed men surrounded her and blocked her way.

Journalists at the scene say security forces then put her into a car and took her away.

In full: https://apnews.com/article/cambodia-phnom-penh-hun-sen-8ed1009592ca726037ad9fc299c943e9

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