Monday, January 09, 2006

[Cambodia] Crackdown chokes Cambodia / International Herald Tribune, 9 Jan 2006

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/01/08/news/cambo.php
Seth Mydans
"The harshest political crackdown in years is under way in Cambodia in what some analysts are calling the final stage in a drive by Prime Minister Hun Sen to consolidate unchallenged power. Over the past year, he has choked off the last effective political opposition while continuing to marginalize the monarchy, manipulate the courts and intimidate labor unions and other civic groups"