Police officers standing guard outside the Phnom Penh Municipal Court during the sentencing of prominent union leader Rong Chhun on Aug 18, 2021. - AFP
PHNOM PENH (Reuters): Cambodia imprisoned 10 activists on Tuesday (Oct 26) for demonstrating in support of a prominent union leader who was jailed in August over accusations he falsely claimed that land in the country had been ceded to neighbouring Vietnam.
Cambodia has for centuries fretted about territorial encroachments by Vietnam to the east and Thailand to the west. The issue is highly emotive and many Cambodians are suspicious and resentful of both neighbours.
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