Leila Goldstein

The World

Environmental activists jailed in Cambodia 

Environment

Cambodia lost more than a third of its primary forests to private development in the last two decades. But a movement of young activists have challenged the government to improve its record on the environment. Now, the government is cracking down and arresting activists.  

A buffalo grazes on the drenched land in the Cardamom Mountains, southwest Cambodia.

‘It’s a lose-lose situation’: Carbon ‘offset’ project in Cambodia accused of human rights violations

Human rights
A woman sitting on the floor of a home

Cambodia farmers displaced by sugar plantations proceed with landmark international class action suit

Conflict & Justice
A woman seen washing pots and pans

Despite lack of govt loans for college in Cambodia, these students are making it work

The price of higher ed
A bronze standing Shiva statue is unpacked at the National Museum of Cambodia in Phnom Penh after being returned to the kingdom in March 2023.

Looted relics returned to Cambodia receive monks’ blessings

Arts, Culture & Media