Friday, April 20, 2007

Buddhist monks clash during protest

Lim Yuth, a 23-year-old Buddhist monk, bleeds from his left eyebrow after a brawl in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, April 20, 2007. Two opposing groups of Cambodian Buddhist monks engaged in a street fist-fight during a protest to demand religious freedom for their fellow monks living in southern Vietnam. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

20/04/2007

Two opposing groups of Cambodian Buddhist monks engaged in a street fist fight today during a protest to demand religious freedom for their fellow monks living in southern Vietnam.

Lim Yuth, a 23-year-old Buddhist monk, suffered a cut on his left eyebrow during the brawl, but it was not immediately clear what caused the injury.

Lim Yuth was among some 50 monks who marched through Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh, to voice their grievances over alleged mistreatment by Hanoi authorities against Cambodian Buddhist monks in southern Vietnam.

A large part of southern Vietnam, known in Cambodia as Kampuchea Krom, used to be part of Cambodia's mighty Khmer empire centuries ago and is still populated by many ethnic Cambodians.

Hanoi permits only a handful of state-sponsored religious organisations to operate in Vietnam, which has led to clashes with some religious groups, including Buddhists.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

what kind of monk fights with monk? the khmer krom monks march for religious freedom and the yuon-hun sen monks fight them because of that. The good and the bad are as clear as glass.

Anonymous said...

It is the same as the 1998 protest where the fucking Yuon use counter violence protest again the Khmer people. Too many mother fucker Yuon in Cambodia and they just want to screw up Cambodia, what I suggest is go back to Hanoi and fuck each other up there mother fucker Yuon. Fucking Yuon Kbal Trey go back home.

Anonymous said...

This is outrageous! Cambodian monks fight and spilled their blood with one another just to please the Vietcong master??? I want to know what kind a stupid Cambodian monks would want to oppose a peaceful demonstration by the Khmer Krom monks in demanding the right to practice Buddhism in Khmer Kmapuchea Krom!!!!Maybe AH TEP VONG hardcore communist monk can answer my question!!!!

It is not a surprise to me when the Thaicong use the Cambodian to advance their political agenda!! It is not a surprise to me when the Vietcong killed innoncence Cambodian monks to advance their political agenda!!!I never thought for a moment that these stupid Cambodian had become a foot solider for the Thaicong and the Vietcong!!!!

Cambodia need religion, otherwise Cambodia can go the way of the Khmer Rouge and AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave!!!!

All you stupid Cambodian monks in favor of living under the Thaicong and the Vietcong better go live in Thailane and Vietname and don't cause anymore problem for the real Cambodian monks!!!

For the real Cambodian monk just keep on fighting and never let the Vietcong live in peace!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

That's what our leader Hun one eye Shit Yuon slave taught us: civilians kill civilians, monks kill monks, and this moron did not care at all. Fuck You All CPP!!!

Anonymous said...

To all the khmers krom monks,next time please carry big stick or pieces of rock with you to protect yourselve. My reminder to all of you is NEVER RESORT TO HANGER STRIKE.

Anonymous said...

oh my god he's bleeding.Next time try to duck a little faster.

Anonymous said...

Save Khmer Buddhist, Save Khmer
Future, get Ah Khmer-Youn's Monks
the hell out of Cambodia.

Save Khmer Buddhist, Save Khmer
Future, get Ah Khmer-Youn's Monks
the hell out of Cambodia.

Save Khmer Buddhist, Save Khmer
Future, get Ah Khmer-Youn's Monks
the hell out of Cambodia.

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Anonymous said...

The fucken Vietcong master of AH HUN SEN slave is trying to paint a very bad picture of Cambodian people in general of how savage and uncivilize Cambodian people can be!!!The Vietcong used to say in their history book that Cambodian people are barbarian who needed to be civilized!!!Please don't take my for it and this is the kind of shit that the Vietcong students are learning from their history textbook!!!!This is purely the work of the Vietcong and they will pay!!!!!

The fucken Vietcong will go to hell for this!!!!

Anonymous said...

The Vietcong will save AH TEP VONG hardcore communist monk!!!!ahahhah

Anonymous said...

Just remember, no matter what you
see, no matter who got killed, ...,
and no matter what Ah Khmer-Yuons
said, say no to all "oil for
weapons" program.

Anonymous said...

Any motherfucker who blame the victim(Khmer Krom) is a real heartless Vietcong!!!!

For the Vietcong they don't deserve to live in peace!!!!