Royal pardon returns freedom to activist
August 24, 2018
Prominent land activist Tep Vanny has been reunited with her family after two years in jail and plans to continue her fight for displaced Boeng Kak villagers.

About six months ago, Tep Vanny wanted to break the bars of her jail cell and run home, not for her own freedom, but to take care of her sick child who had been admitted to hospital with appendicitis.
“When I was in prison, I worried a lot, especially when my daughter had appendicitis and needed surgery,” says Ms Vanny, who was this week released from prison following a royal pardon.

Just a few weeks after the national election, Prime Minister HE requested a royal pardon for Ms Vanny from King Norodom Sihamoni.

Boeng Kak land disputes have been ongoing since 2007 after the government signed a 99-year lease at a throwaway price of $79 million for more than 100 hectares of Boeng Kak land, affecting more than 4,000 families.
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Cambodia: Land rights activist Tep Vanny released from prison following royal pardon
7 September 2018, 10:42 UTC
Responding to the news that human rights defender Tep Vanny has been released from prison following a royal pardon after more than 700 days in detention, Minar Pimple, Amnesty International’s Senior Director of Global Operations, said:

“After more than two years of being unjustly detained for her peaceful activism, the news that Tep Vanny is once again reunited with her family is a cause for great celebration.

“However, her release is long overdue. Tep Vanny has endured a catalogue of injustice - from baseless, politically-motivated charges to unfair trials – and should never have been imprisoned in the first place.

“As well as allowing Tep Vanny to resume her activism without fear of further reprisals, Cambodia’s authorities must quash all convictions against her and halt any investigations into any other pending charges. Additionally, the many other human rights defenders and prisoners of conscience still languishing behind bars in the country must also be immediately and unconditionally released.”
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/09/test/