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Cambodian Demonstrators at the UN Headquarters in New York

A group of demonstrators sharing a bus ride to New York (All Photos: Courtesy of Michael Duong)

The demonstrators on the way to New York

Demonstration in front of the UN headquarters in New York

Demonstration in front of the UN headquarters in New York

Demonstration in front of the UN headquarters in New York. Some came all the way from Canada to join the demonstration

More photos from the Anti-Hun Xen demonstration in New York

(All Photos: Visal R.)

Demonstrations Planned for Hun Sen’s New York Visit

Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer
Washington, D.C Friday, 24 September 2010

Click here to listen to the audio program in Khmer (MP3)

A group of US Cambodians plans to stage a demonstration against the government on Friday, while Prime Minister Hun Sen is visiting New York for a US-Asean summit.

The protest comes as Hun Sen is expected to hold talks with Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva over an ongoing border dispute and while they and other Asean leaders are scheduled to meet with US President Barack Obama.

Michael Duong, the main organizer of the demonstration, said the government has failed to implement certain accords within the 1991 Paris Peace Agreement that would have shored up the border and prevented disputes.

Both sides have troops amassed along the border where each claims ownership of a 4.6-kilometer stretch of land west of Preah Vihear temple. And opposition lawmakers have said villagers have lost land in recent years to Vietnamese encroachment.

Demonstrators were expected from Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, Philadelphia and New York, organizers said. The Cambodian Embassy in Washington declined to comment Friday.

Duong said demonstrators plan to protest other issues, including land grabs, evictions, deforestation, and corruption in oil and gas.

“Mostly, those in power make decisions within their group of a few people and share the benefits among themselves,” he said.

Cambodian-Americans and Cambodian-Canadians’ demonstration against Hun Xen’s regime

A group of woman-protesters (Photo: Michael Duong)

25 September 2010
By Chun Chanbotr
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Soy

During Hun Xen’s visit to New York for a meeting, Cambodian communities from a number of US states and from Canada held a demonstration in front of the UN headquarters as well.

KI-Media Note: The demonstrators were heard shouting: “Down with the thieves of the nation!”, “Down with the thieves who rob their own people's land!”, “Down with those who use the court to oppress human rights!”, “Down with the corrupt!”, “Down with the Viet stooges!”. A woman by the name of Thavary who was present in the demonstration said: “I want Mr. Hun Xen, the strongman, the ‘cheung khlang’ [thug] man who uses the law to sit on, to open his eye and look at the suffering of the people.” She then led the shouting: “Hun Xen's dictatorship will fail!”

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Will Cambodians in North America let Tith Sothea insult their demonstration against Hun Xen in New York as being “unreasonable”?

PQRU's Tith Sothea

Cambodia not surprised by SRP party protest against Hun Xen in New York … but following the situation very closely (!!!)

23 Sept 2010

By Keh Ratana

DAP news

Translated from Khmer by Soy

Phnom Penh – Tith Sothea, the mouthpiece of the Press and Quick Reaction Unit (PQRU) of the Council of Ministers, reacted yesterday that Cambodia is not surprised about the unreasonable action (sic!) of these people.

He indicated that what the opposition is doing is their right, but he rejected all the accusations raised by the SRP against the Cambodian leaders, in particular the accusation that Hun Xen did not lead the country properly.

Tith Sothea made this comment after the SRP-USA branch plans to demonstrate against Hun Xen in New York City on 24 September from 11AM to 2PM.

Those who will join this demonstration are Cambodians living in the US, they come from various US states, from Canada, from France, as well as numerous other European countries.

On Thursday, according to SRP officials in the US, the topic of the demonstration is to condemn Hun Xen for recognizing the illegal treaties of 1979, 1982, 1983 and 1985 which were concluded with Vietnam because all the treaties prior to 2005 were concluded in the 80s, at a time when Vietnam maintained a militarily occupation of Cambodia.

Tith Sothea indicated that the opposition SRP party is taking this course in order to force Cambodia to pardon opposition leader Sam Rainsy and for its own political gain.

Concurrent Peaceful Demonstrations in front of the Cambodian Embassy in Washington DC and in Ottawa

November 20, 2009

To: ALL MEMBERS, PRESS MEDIA AND KHMER PUBLIC
From: Office of the SRP North America Secretariat

The Sam Rainsy Party of North America will hold a peaceful demonstration in front of Royal Embassy of Cambodia in Washington, DC and concurrently at Ottawa* in front of the Canadian Parliament Building on November 28, 2009.

Royal Embassy of Cambodia
4530 16th Street N.W.
Washington D.C. 20011, U.S.A.
Time: 11:00am to 3:00pm.

Parliament Building of Canada
Parliament Hill
110 Wellington Street, Ottawa
Time: 11:00am to 3:00pm.

For more information, please contact your local chapter leader(s) or the names of organizers listed below:

In USA:
PA: Meas Chea 215-833-3669
Visal Ros 215-439-1553
Aleex Ros 267-570-7449

MA: Chhan Touch 978-726-2591
Sokhom Un 978-319-0251
Sothearith Nguorn 978-401-7568
VA : Vorn Yen 619-205-2014
MD: Jiahn-Yih Wu 301-300-0992

In Canada:
Montreal: Pretty Ma (450) 436-1687
Sokha Ly (450) 581-2350
Samnang Chuop (514) 543-1479

Ottawa:
Kolvath Som (819) 923-2550

Your participation will mean so much to the victims. Please be there for them and the country.

In solidarity, always.

The Secretariat, SRP-NA

Cambodian-Americans to protest about Preah Vihear issue at the Thai embassy in Washington DC

Protest Thai Government's Violation of UNESCO Treaty

Where: Thai Embassy in Washington DC
1024 Wisconsin Ave, N-W #303 Washington DC

When: Monday, August 11, 2008
Between 10AM to 2PM

Organized by: Angkor Association

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