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Flash Info | Two Indigenous Women Detained for Hours Over Land Dispute

2 November 2026

Two Indigenous Bunong women, Pleurn Mors, 59, and Bunthan Sophak, 28, were arrested in Pu Tuet village, Mondulkiri province, on 24 October 2026. Six women from their community accompanied them to the Pech Chreada District Police Inspectorate. Mors, Sophak, and two women who accompanied them were questioned by police. The eight women were only permitted to return home that evening, about six hours after the arrest, upon signing contracts agreeing not to enter community land that is involved in a dispute with Eysan Eco Zone Co., Ltd.

In December 2025, Eysan Eco Zone Co., Ltd., which grows coffee, was reportedly granted a 3,000-hectare land concession that partly overlaps with the community’s sacred land and crops. The company began clearing the land in February 2026, but paused the work following protests by the community. The company resumed clearing the land in July and September, leading the community to again protest and seek a solution from provincial authorities. During a meeting between community members and the provincial governor on 20 October, the community members were instructed to vacate the land and demolish the Pu Tuet village community hall within seven days.

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