Sam Chankea, Adhoc’s provincial coordinator in Kampong Chhnang province (centre), speaks to reporters outside the provincial court earlier this month. Kampong Chhnang provincial court is set to hand ...

More than 800 inmates were evacuated from a Cambodian prison Thursday following heavy flooding that breached the walls and filled the cells. "The height of the water reached the waist, shoulders ...

The charges against Chankea are for expressing his opinion about a land dispute between the villagers of Lorpeang village and KDC International. (ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – 25 January 2011 – ARTICLE 19 and ...

Sam Chankea is also facing a disinformation charge following complaints from KDC, stemming from a December 2009 radio interview in which he suggested that KDC’s land clearance may have been illegal.

Chankea is a human rights defender active in land rights issues in Kampong Chhnang province. He was charged with defamation under Article 305 of the New Penal Code by the KDC International Company, a ...