Politikoffee
Politikoffee is a weekly forum that discusses politics and youth-related issues in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It was founded by Ou Ritthy, Chheng Channy and other colleagues in 2011. The forum has hosted a number of expert speakers through the years, including monks, women's rights activists, teachers, diplomats and social analysts.[1] The forum also features prominent political figures to stimulate debate regarding issues of national interest.[2] In the recent years, Politikoffee has covered issues ranging from human rights, politics and non-violence, electoral reforms and Cambodia-China relations, among others.[3] The forum is currently being held at the Cambodia office of Konrad Adenauer Foundation.[4][5]
In response to growing political tensions in Cambodia in November 2017, Politikoffee announced suspension of its meetings,[4] however chose to restore the meetup in January 2018 as the political climate cooled down.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Political Forum Builds Cambodia's Discussion Culture". VOA. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ a b Andrew Nachemson. "Politikoffee suspends meets amid tensions, National, Phnom Penh Post". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ "Politics meets coffee for free-talking Cambodian youth". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ a b "Debate stifled in Cambodia as crackdown spreads fear". Reuters. 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ Nachemson, Andrew (1 January 2018). "Politikoffee announces pending return". Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 20 March 2019.