While youth-led protests grow in neighbouring Thailand, a spate of arrests of Cambodian activists in recent months has been met with a muted response. Researcher Kimkong Heng believes it's high-time that the Kingdom's youth reengaged through social media.
Cambodia is now witnessing a crackdown on dissent of a level that is unprecedented in the country’s recent political history. In the current atmosphere of increasing repression, in-person youth engagement in politics and social issues seems to lead directly to immediate arrest and imprisonment.
Some of those activists launched a petition entitled Cambodia, please don’t oppress women’s rights through laws on the social cause platform Change.org. After two days, the number of signatures has reached more than 13,000. As the future of Cambodia, the youth generation cannot afford to disregard politics and the power of activism.
This article was written by KIMKONG HENG
To read the full article, please click on the following link: https://southeastasiaglobe.com/cambodian-youth-social-media-activism/
1928.770 SRY