People hold up models of houses as they take part in a rally marking World Habitat Day, to appeal to the Cambodian government to stop evicting people from their homes, according to rally organisers, in central Phnom Penh October 10, 2016. REUTERS/Samrang Pring
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodian land rights protesters clashed with city security guards on Monday as demonstrators in the capital Phnom Penh called on the government to end forced evictions.
Land disputes are a highly contentious issue in Cambodia, where tens of thousands of people have been evicted to make way for foreign and domestic firms, prompting widespread protests, violent clashes and, in some cases, jail terms for those who refuse to move.
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