Cambodia’s Citizenship Revocation Law: A Dire Warning on Sovereignty and Freedom

In a move that should alarm defenders of freedom worldwide, Cambodian lawmakers unanimously passed a bill granting the government broad authority to strip citizenship from anyone accused of conspiring with foreign entities against national interests. At face value, this law appears to protect sovereignty amid regional tensions; however, its vague language and expansive scope reveal a far more troubling purpose — silencing opposition and consolidating authoritarian control. The legislation empowers Cambodia's ruling Cambodian People's Party, which holds nearly all seats in the National Assembly, to revoke citizenship not only from lifelong citizens but also those with dual nationality or naturalized...