CNRP back in headlines as Cambodia tightens grip: Sokha’s treason conviction upheld; crackdown on opposition. Former leaders and party banned in 2017.
The Phnom Penh Appeals Court has upheld Kem Sokha's treason conviction and barred him from leaving the country for five years after the sentence ends, amid a crackdown against the opposition that has reduced its once-strong challenge to the ruling party.