Big demonstration in Canberra against Vietnamese persecution of Khmer Krom people and for free and fair elections in Cambodia

Dear Khmerization & KI - Media,

Today Khmer Krom and Khmer Kandal people in Australia come from all three states (New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia), they travelled by cars and buses for hundreds kilometres to participate in the demonstration in the Australian Capital city, Canberra. There were at about 230 to 250 demonstrators.

They demanded the Vietnamese authority stop human rights abuse and release the monks immediately without any conditions and at the same they demanded for free and fair elections in Cambodia. The demonstrators also shutting "Chey Yul Kanak Pak Songkros Chet".

For more information, please contact Mr Reach Siv on 0450 544 776 or Mr Tan Ly on 0430 144 714 for more information or any clarification.

Please see attached photo.

Kind regards,

Chhayri

ពលរដ្ឋ​ខ្មែរ​ក្រោម ខ្មែរ​កណ្ដាល រួម​ទាំង​ព្រះសង្ឃ ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម​​នៅ​ខាង​មុខ​ស្ថានទូត​វៀតណាម ក្នុង​រដ្ឋធានី​ខេនបើរ៉ា (Canberra) ប្រទេស​អូស្ត្រាលី កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​៤ មិថុនា ឆ្នាំ​២០១៣។ Provided Photo

On 4 June, on the 64th anniversary of the loss of Kampuchea Krom territory to Vietnam, about 250 Cambodians held a demonstration in Canberra against the Vietnamese persecution of Khmer Krom people, especially against three Buddhist monks who were arrested and brutally tortured, in particular Ven. Ly Chanh Da. Two monks have remain missing after the arrests.

Below is a protest in Washington DC (USA) to demand the release of the three monks.