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KKF Condemns the Two-and-a-Half-Year Prison Sentence Imposed on 72-Year-Old Khmer-Krom Buddhist Woman Chau Thi Thien

PRESS STATEMENT KKF Condemns the Two-and-a-Half-Year Prison Sentence Imposed on 72-Year-Old Khmer-Krom Buddhist Woman Chau Thi Thien Washington, D.C. — September 30, 2026 The Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) strongly condemns the conviction of Mrs. Chau Thi Thien, a 72-year-old Khmer-Krom Buddhist woman, and her two-and-a-half-year…

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KKF Condemns the Three-and-a-Half-Year Prison Sentence Imposed on Khmer-Krom Activist Thach Chanh Tra for Peaceful Expression

PRESS STATEMENTKKF Condemns the Three-and-a-Half-Year Prison Sentence Imposed on Khmer-Krom Activist Thach Chanh Tra for Peaceful Expression Washington, D.C. — September 24, 2026The Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) strongly condemns the conviction and sentencing of Khmer-Krom activist Thach Chanh Tra to three years and six months…

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Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) Condemns the Arbitrary Arrest of Khmer-Krom Activist Thach Chanh Tra

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) Condemns the Arbitrary Arrest of Khmer-Krom Activist Thach Chanh Tra Washington, D.C., April 29, 2026 — The Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) strongly condemns the arrest of Thach Chanh Tra, a 54-year-old Khmer-Krom man from Vinh Long province, by…

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KKF Condemns Vietnam’s Unjust Sentencing of Khmer-Krom Human Rights Defenders in Closed-Door Trial

FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE KKF Condemns Vietnam’s Unjust Sentencing of Khmer-Krom Human Rights Defenders in Closed-Door Trial   WASHINGTON, D.C., November 18, 2025 – The Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) strongly condemns the People’s Court of Region 12 in Vinh Long Province for the unjust sentencing…

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Responding to Viet Nam’s Denial of Human Rights Violations Against the Khmer-Krom

In response to Viet Nam’s recent denial of documented human rights violations against the Khmer-Krom people, the Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) has issued an official public statement addressing the government’s reply to the United Nations Joint Communication (AL VNM 5/2025). While Viet Nam’s response dismisses…

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A Step Toward Justice: Four Khmer-Krom Activists Released, But Many Remain Behind Bars

FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE A Step Toward Justice: Four Khmer-Krom Activists Released, But Many Remain Behind Bars WASHINGTON, D.C., September 01, 2025 – The Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) welcomes the release today, September 1, 2025, of four Khmer-Krom activists: Mr. Thach Ve Sanal, Mr. Thach…

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