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Kampong Thom Provincial Court Sentences 2 Indigenous Kui to One Year in Prison
Following a land dispute, the Kampong Thom Provincial Court has given two indigenous Kui a one-year sentence in prison for their alleged involvement in a land dispute with a rubber…
Years-Long Mediation Leaves Bunong Farmers Indebted to Multinational Rubber Firm
More than a decade after subsidiaries of multinational rubber firm Socfin Group forcibly cleared and seized the farms, burial grounds and sacred forests of Bunong indigenous…
Ethnic Kuy Put Curse on Environment Officials Building Cow Stable in Wildlife…
Kuy indigenous peoples in Preah Vihear province’s Chheb district invoked ancestral spirits and held a “curse ceremony” to hex powerful people, including department of environment officials…
Deputy Chief: Authorities Order Kraol People to Apologize On Camera for Burning…
Local authorities ordered Kraol indigenous residents in Kratie to apologize on camera for burning down an Environment Ministry building, according to the local deputy commune…
Kraol Indigenous apologise for burning down office
The O’Krieng Senchey district administration in Kratie province have ordered the Sre Chis commune authorities to educate minority ethnic groups about the laws and legal instruments related…
Two Kraol Indigenous People Accused of Encroaching on Ministry Land Fail to Appear in…
Two Kraol Indigenous People Accused of Encroaching on Ministry Land Fail to Appear in Court
Cameroonians Give Bunong People a Glimpse of Hope in their Long-Lasting Lawsuit…
PHNOM PENH – Will Cameroonian indigenous communities seal the fate of some 80 Bunongs from Bousra commune, Mondulkiri province, in one of Cambodia’s longest-lasting land conflicts?
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Wine or Pesticides? Authorities Give Conflicting Answers Over Deaths of Banana…
Following an investigation into the deaths of at least 8 banana plantation workers in Ratanakiri last month, authorities declared contradictory causes, with some citing wine…
Heng Phen is released on bail, but being watched by the police
"We will always protect our land. We will keep fighting to find a solution if someone tries to take the land. I recently got out of jail, but there are still lingering land issues. However,…
Four Indigenous Peoples in Mondulkiri Province Ask Court to Drop Charges
Following a lawsuit brought by a private company, four Bunong indigenous people who are active in land and natural resource protection have urged the court to dismiss the charges against…