Out of Prison, Not Out of Court: With Cases Pending for Years, Activists Struggle to Lead Normal Lives

Some five years ago, several protesters dragged an effigy, wrapped in a sheet splattered with fake blood to represent a corrupt government official across Poipet town. They wanted to voice opposition against their community’s eviction from their land to make space for a railway project.

One of them still feels the consequences of that protest today.

Activist Chheng Bunhak, one of the leaders of the protest, was arrested and charged with traffic obstruction and incitement to commit crimes.

In full: https://www.voacambodia.com/a/out-of-prison-not-out-of-court-with-cases-pending-for-years-activists-struggle-to-lead-normal-lives/5457024.html

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