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They kicked the woman to the ground and she tumbled over, hurting her knee. She pulled herself up and ran as fast as she could from the area, which was legally enshrined as a free expression zone in a 2009 law. Locals call it Freedom Park,ghd straighteners, or Democracy Square. Since Cambodia's disputed election in July, the rectangular meeting ground in the middle of the city has served as a staging point for the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party. Not any more.
After taking tentative steps towards opening up the political system in recent years,montre homme, Prime Minister Hun Sen's government slammed on the brakes late last week. First, by arresting activists and protesters on Thursday evening. Then,coach factory outlet, by unleashing military police on garment workers striking for a higher minimum wage, which resulted in the shooting deaths of at least four people on Friday. And finally,air max 2014, and perhaps most symbolically, with the clearing on Saturday of Freedom Park, located mere blocks from the US Embassy.
The government also banned opposition protests, and the court summoned the party's two leaders,hermes birkin, Kem Sokha and Sam Rainsy,marc by marc jacobs, to court in mid January to answer questions about causing "serious turmoil." Hun Sen and his ruling Cambodian People's Party have sent a message that dissent,juicycouture.com, be it economic or political,polo outlet, will not be tolerated. And for the moment it looks like he will get his way.
Democracy?"Right now, there's no democracy at all," said Kem Ley, an independent political analyst. "One party, one person manages everything. The court, the legislative branch,baseball jerseys, even the Royal Palace."
For months, Freedom Park had played the role it was designed for. The opposition used it for rallies,mcm handbags, demanding redress after an allegedly fraudulent election in July,burberry outlet, and the government adopted a hands off approach to the ensuing marches. But in December, after unions announced a nationwide strike,vans, and teamed up with the opposition in one of the largest shows of people power in recent memory, something changed.
Within the leadership of Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party, or CPP, there were probably always debates about how to handle the swelling demonstrations,kate spade handbags, says Ou Virak, president of the Cambodian Centre for Human Rights.
"It just basically tells me that hard liners within the CPP are winning the day," he said. Virak helped work on a guide to the 2009 law that created Freedom Park. He can't remember a similar incident occurring in the designated area since it was established.
But the government makes it seem like a routine decision,karen millen uk, disconnected from a larger quashing of dissent.
Mok Chito,nike air, who heads up the department of central justice inside the Ministry of Interior,ralph lauren, said the protests violated the law,nike mercurial, even if they had been going on at the same exact place,air max 90, on and off,oakley sale, for months.
"The demonstration and protests are illegal. And it caused damage to properties of individuals,true religion outlet store, the state and companies, so we stop it for a short time," he said.
It was certainly a well coordinated stoppage. Various departments pitched in. After the initial clearing, city garbage trucks arrived,valentino shoes, and workers hopped off to sweep refuse to the side,ray bans, pick up tarps and remove plastic bags. Water trucks hosed down the park. Police trucks hauled off part of the stage. By nightfall,long champ, everybody not associated with a security force was kept out.

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