Voice of America: Cambodian Court Jails Leading Rights Activist Oct 1st 2012, 11:55 Voice of America | Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries | | Cambodian Court Jails Leading Rights Activist Oct 1st 2012, 10:32 A court in Cambodia has sentenced a government critic and land-rights campaigner to 20 years in prison on charges of seeking to incite a rebellion against the state. The court in Phnom Penh delivered the verdict Monday against Mam Sonando, who heads the independent Beehive radio station. The court said Sonando incited villagers to take up arms. He said he was innocent of the charges, and human rights activists have slammed the decision as politically motivated. Cambodia has carried out ... | | |  | |
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