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Beating of Khmer Krom monks by cops serving the atheist regime in Phnom Penh (Photo: Reuters) |
19 Feb 2011
By Kim Pov
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Soch for KI-Media
Click here to read the article in Khmer
Discrimination against Khmer Krom people living in Cambodia still remains even though high ranking Cambodian officials claimed that Khmer Krom people are full Cambodian citizens.
Source from the Khmer Krom Association in Cambodia indicated that no Khmer Krom people are seen fleeing Kampuchea Krom (South Vietnam) to seek refuge in Cambodia during the period starting from the end of 2010 until now.
Ven. Chan Sophat, President of the Khmer Krom monk-students and students, said that even if the fleeing situation by Khmer Krom refugees has calmed down, it does not mean that the situation in Kampuchea Krom has been better. Quite to the contrary, the slowdown in the fleeing of Khmer Krom is due to pressure in Kampuchea Krom and the difficulties faced by Khmer Krom people in Cambodia, in particular the intense discrimination they face in Cambodia currently: “They have many ways in [Kampuchea] Krom, sometimes they try to act nice with you, but they also threaten you when they can do it.”
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