Sam Rainsy has lived in France since 2015 to avoid jail on multiple convictions he says are politically motivated. Photo: AFP
23 December 2022
A Cambodian court handed out jail terms Thursday to 36 opposition figures, including...
Cambodian opponent in exile and leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) Sam Rainsy, arrives at the court house accused in a defamation lawsuit filed by Cambodia's prime minister, in Paris on September 1, 2022. Photo: AFP
20 October 2022
Cambodia sentenced exiled opposition figure Sam Rainsy to life imprisonment on Wednesday...
Lawyer Jessica Finelle (L) walks with her client Cambodian opponent in exile and leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) Sam Rainsy (L), as they arrive at the court house accused in a defamation lawsuit filed by Cambodia's prime minister, in Paris on September 1, 2022. Photo: AFP
02 September 2022
Veteran Cambodian opposition figure Sam Rainsy went on trial in France on Thursday in...
(File) Self-exiled former Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy speaks to journalists after landing at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, 09 November 2019. Photo: EPA
25 September 2020
Seven Cambodian activists have been handed jail sentences for treason over comments...
Cambodia's exiled opposition figurehead Sam Rainsy, who leads the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), speaks during an interview with Agence France-Presse (AFP) in Kuala Lumpur on November 12, 2019. Photo: Mohd Rasfan/AFP
14 November 2019
Exiled Cambodian opposition figurehead Sam Rainsy was Wednesday blocked from getting on a...
Cambodian strongman Hun Sen has vowed to prevent the return of exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy, and has sought help from neighbouring countries (Photo: AFP)
08 November 2019
A senior Cambodian opposition figure was detained in Malaysia as she tried to fly home...