Yorm Bopha (Khmer: យ៉ម បុប្ផា, born c. 1983)[1] is a Cambodian land rights activist noted for her opposition to development around Boeung Kak lake.
She was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for "intentional violence with aggravating circumstances" on 27 December 2012,[2] leading several human rights groups to protest on her behalf.
[6] On 28 December 2012, Yorm Bopha was convicted of "intentional violence with aggravating circumstances", following an incident in August of that year in which she allegedly assaulted two taxi drivers.
"[9] Amnesty International called the charges "fabricated", designated her and fellow convicted activist Tim Sakmony as prisoners of conscience, and stated that the two were "being persecuted purely for their work defending the rights of those in their communities who have lost their houses through forced evictions".
The documentary was highly criticized by the Cambodian government led by Hun Sen.[11] On June 28, 2016, Bopha was once again sentenced to three years in prison, for the same offenses that were already cleared in 2013.