Leading figure: Mommy (right) holding lotus flowers in front of policemen during a protest in Phnom Penh. — AFP
PHNOM PENH: Street-vendor-turned-activist Nget Khun, known locally as “Mommy”, is a leading figure in Cambodians’ fight against forced evictions. And at 75, she’s just been jailed for a year.
“Keep struggling to save our home!” the feisty septuagenarian told her daughter Eng Sokha during a recent visit to prison, where stress and loss of appetite weighs heavily on the veteran campaigner.
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