Activists protest travel ban


Resolute: Activists with chained hands and feet protesting in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. — AFP

Three Cambodian environmentalists marched in chains in Phnom Penh to protest against a travel ban that will stop them from receiving a prestigious award in Sweden.

On Monday, a Phnom Penh court rejected a bid by Mother Nature Cambodia campaigners Thun Ratha, 31, Long Kunthea, 25, and Phuon Keoraksmey, 22, to travel to Stockholm to accept a Right Livelihood Foundation award.

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