Latest posts by Beth Kanter from January, 2006
Asia Blogger Profile: Cambodia’s Seserak
Seserak (Vicheth's nickname) writes the “Cambodia to Japan” blog, a journal of his experience as a Cambodian living and going to school in Japan. He grew up in Kampong Speu Province, located an hour's drive outside of Phnom Penh. After graduating from a local high school, he came to study...
Daughters of Jailed Cambodian Human Rights Activist Fight for Freedom of Expression
Photos courtesy of Warren Anderson, UCIC Kem Monovithya, 24, and Kem Samathida, 18, the daughters of imprisoned Human Rights activist Kem Sokha are in the US and working with Cambodian Americans to garner support for their father's release and to call attention to the crackdown on freedom of expression and...
Demand Freedom of Expression in Cambodia Campaign
The Cambodian Government's actions to silence critics of the ruling party rang in the New Year with the arrests Human Rights activists Kem Sokha, Yeng Virak and Pa Nguon Teang. The arrests were prompted by banners displayed on Human Rights Day held on December 10, 2005. These newly detained activists...
Reactions to Arrest of Cambodian Human Rights Activist Kem Sokha
Photo of Kem Sokha via VOA Via Jinja who points to this AP wire story about the arrest of the Kem Sokha, Cambodian Center for Human Rights. It confirms that Yeng Virak, head of the Community Legal Education Center, was also arrested. The article provides more details about the banners...
