Cambodia Court Sentences 3 Activists to 7 Years in Prison

Click to expand Image The Phnom Penh Municipal Court, Cambodia, January 14, 2020. © 2020 Heng Sinith/AP Photo The government-controlled municipal court in Phnom Penh on September 2, 2026 sentenced three activists to seven years in prison for allegedly plotting against the government. They were 25-year-old student leader Thy Thorn and two political opposition activists, Soeung Kunthea and Mean Chanthon. Kunthea and Chanthon were arrested in Thailand in November 2024 and summarily deported to Camb