A Year After Deadly Cambodia Protest, Families Await Answers

A year after military police opened fire on a group of labor protesters here killing five, their families still mourn and hope for justice. Pheng Kosal was among the demonstrators killed January 3, 2014, while demanding higher wages. His $100 monthly salary had helped his single mother and his seven siblings survive. Since Kosal’s death, his mother Keo Sokmeng, 50, has struggled to support the family on her own salary, also just $100 a month. From that, she must pay the rent on their...

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