Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Woman shot dead in Cambodia protest clash: activists

Woman shot dead in Cambodia protest clash: activists

ChannelNewsAsia / AFP | 12 Nov. 2013

A woman was shot dead and several people injured in clashes between protesting garment workers and riot police in the Cambodian capital on Tuesday, a rights group and family members said.

PHNOM PENH: A woman was shot dead and several people injured in clashes between protesting garment workers and riot police in the Cambodian capital on Tuesday, a rights group and family members said.

The clashes erupted as hundreds of employees from a factory supplying global brands marched towards Prime Minister Hun Sen's home in the heart of Phnom Penh to demand better working conditions.

"This is a cruel crackdown by the authorities," said Am Sam Ath, from local rights group Licadho, at a city hospital where the casualties were taken.

The activist told AFP that five others suffered gunshot wounds during the unrest.

Authorities earlier said that security forces had used water cannon as demonstrators threw rocks and set a police vehicle alight. They have not confirmed witness reports of a more forceful response -- including rubber bullets and tear gas.

The dead woman was named as 79-year-old Eng Sokhom by family members.

"My mother was shot in the chest while she was selling rice on the roadside," said the woman's daughter Vong Voleak.

An AFP reporter at the scene said local people had found what appeared to be a bullet casing near the street stall.

More than a dozen people -- including several Buddhist monks -- were rounded up by police.

An AFP reporter at the scene saw police beating a number of protesters in their custody and leaving several bleeding.

Hundreds of riot police, many armed with batons and shields, were on the capital's streets which were littered with rocks and tear gas canisters.


6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Now what is the Khmer people excuses not to overthrown this government.

More death of innocent dirty poor Khmer are dying.. More tree and land are being sell off by the Chinese and the VietCong fake company.

Anonymous said...

Why don't they protect eastern border?

Anonymous said...

ឯ​ណាទៅអាឆ្កែកន្ទុយខ្វៀន
*អាយួន រង្សី, អាស្វាញញឹមបោក-ដូចមុខ​អាយីវ
*អាយួន សុខា ?
អាយួនឆ្អឹនក្តិត ស៊ីក្តិត!..ឆ្អឹនក្ត ស៊ីក្ត!
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អាបិសាច-អត់ស្រមោល
-អាយួន មាន់ស្ងោរជ្រក់ រង្សី
-អាយួន ការីស្វា សុខា
-អាសង្គ្រោះខ្មែរក្លែងក្លាយ-សង្គ្រោះកៅអី​​​​ចោរ!
-អាអួតតាំងខ្លួនឯងបន្លំជួយសង្រ្គោះខ្មែរ

អាគុកអស់នេះទៅណាអស់ហើយ?

*ហ៊ុន សែនឲ្យលុយពួកវាគេចទៅដើរ
ស៊ីចាយក្រៅស្រុកមួយរយ:និងដើរបោកបញ្ឆោត
លុយកាក់ខ្មែរនៅបរទេស ដើម្បី​ប្រជាភិថុត បន្លំអូសបន្លាយពេលវេលាទុកឱកាសឲ្យពួកអាយួនរៀបចំខ្លួន​សម្លាប់ខ្មែរចោលជាបន្តបន្ទាប់!

Anonymous said...

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ពេលស្រុកខ្មែរមានបញ្ហា
-អាផ្តាច់ការតាំងខ្លួនជាមហាត្មៈគន្ធី..សម រង្សី
-អាយួនផ្តាច់ការ.................កឹម សុខា
-មីស្វាអួតតាំងខ្លួនជា AUNG SAN SUU KYI
.......មួ សុខហួ
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** អាមាន់ស្ងោរជ្រក់ សម រង្សី
-វាត្រឡប់ទៅស្រុកខ្មែរ​​​​​​ថ្ងៃនេះ
12 - 11 - 2013 តែមិនចូលភ្នំពេញទេ
វាបន្លំគេច(បញ្ហា)។
......វាយកលេសវៀងទៅដើរលេង
នៅប្រាសាទព្រះវិហារសិន ។

Anonymous said...

សំដីអាមេប៉ូលីស ជួន សុវណ្ណជាអ្នកបញ្ចារឲ្យវ៉ៃ!វ៉ៃ ទៅលើបាតុករ ព្រោះវាមានបញ្ចារពីអង្គការលើគឺ
អាខ្វាក់ ហ៊ុន សែន វាចេះប្រើពាក្យនិយាយ បាតុករមិនត្រូវគុបដុំថ្មមកលើប៉ូលីសប៉េអ៊ីមទេ កងសត្តកិច្ច
គេមកការពារ ពេលណាវាមកការពារបាតុករគឺពេលហ្នឹងហើយមានស្លាប់ជាពុំខានឡើយ ពពួកអាចចក
ប៉ូលីសប៉េអ៊ីម ទាំងអស់នេះវាមិនមែនជាខ្មែរទេ វាជាសត្រូវរបស់រាស្ត្រខ្មែរព្រោះពួកវាការពារនៅអំណាចឲ្យ
អា ហ៊ុន ខ្វាក់សែន ជាឆ្កែកញ្ចះយួនដែលកំពុងតែបំផ្លាញប្រទេសខ្មែរ ។

Anonymous said...

HUN XEN OWNED CAMBODIA!

1. Country for sale

2. Land concession

3. Deforestation