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Cambodian Buddhist monks visit the Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. It's believed Cambodia's main tourist destination, Angkor Wat, was built between the 9th and 15th centuries. A November 2023 report from Amnesty International found that Cambodian authorities had displaced 40,000 people from the region to protect the UNESCO World Heritage site, (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
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Cambodian authorities have displaced 40,000 people from the Angkor Wat temple region to protect the UNESCO World Heritage site, according to a report by Amnesty International, Radio Free Asia reported on Nov. 14.
Cambodian officials have labeled the evictions as voluntary, but Amnesty International reported that residents described them as "being evicted or pressured to leave Angkor following intimidation, harassment, threats and acts of violence from Cambodian authorities," the report said, according to Radio Free Asia.
https://ictnews.org/news/global-indigenous-unesco-site-targeted-for-evictions
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