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Flash Info | Appeal Court Upholds Defamation Conviction Against Candlelight President

17 September 2026

The Phnom Penh Appeal Court upheld the conviction of Candlelight Party President Teav Vannol on Wednesday, who was found guilty of defamation by a lower court and ordered to pay $1.5 million in damages and $2,500 in fines.

Vannol was sued by the Cambodian government for defamation under Article 305 of the Criminal Code and convicted by the Phnom Penh Capital Court in July 2024. The allegations stem from an interview Vannol gave to the regional publication Nikkei Asia, where he spoke about the democracy and the human rights situation in Cambodia following the ascension of Prime Minister Hun Manet in 2023.

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Article | LICADHO Sees Increase in Intimate Image Abuse Cases

14 July 2026 audio available

Intimate image abuse is a type of gender-based violence emerging across Cambodia. LICADHO has documented 24 cases involving intimate image abuse since 2021, with more than one-third opened in the last 12 months alone. While these cases likely represent only a small fraction of those occurring in Cambodia, they reveal clear patterns of abuse.

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