phnom penh speak mind say website group young cambodians meet weekend past six years discuss politics mug coffee discussions politikoffee group postpone indefinitely organizers main opposition party dissolve last week request authoritarian prime minister hun sen government participants suspension meet difficult environment one sign debate shut one southeast asia open societies people sensitive talk politics talk government right say noan sereiboth 28 researcher health project regular attendee politikoffee gather sometimes people parent tell talk politics stay safe say arrest opposition leader kem sokha allege treason september ban party eliminate main obstacles hun sen extend three decades power general election next year crackdown government felt much deep vocal civil society group nurture western donors independent media anyone post subversive comment social media local ngos paralyze scatter say naly pilorge licadho human right group long record report detentions land seizures people say space shrink shrink close tell reuters office phnom penh three group decline comment respond request official comment lose group name feature associate opposition testimony supreme court ban cambodia national rescue party cnrp accuse plot revolution american help opposition say never plot dismiss accusations ploy eliminate hun sen rival government say nobody reason fear country transform since devastation work khmer rouge genocide 1970s everyone full freedom expression every way say huy vannak undersecretary state interior ministry long graduate fear civil right group non-governmental organizations flourish cambodia help western countries hop build liberal democracy first multiparty elections 1993. bring open environment neighbor countries communist vietnam laos military-ruled thailand harsh sentence criticize monarchy western donors lack weight one cambodia hun sen brush criticism crackdown china big aid giver since ban cnrp voice support cambodia name protect political stability economic development politikoffee get speakers side debate say postpone recent events difficult environment mean give hope weather dramatically change political order team leader aun chhengpor tell reuters forum back place soon although debate among dozen participants cost little organize politikoffee use space provide konrad-adenauer-stiftung german pro-democracy group say say group discussions political trouble evident daily bustle phnom penh capital country 16 million people record economic growth around seven percent past six years wish speak politics must keep quiet let pass say chrock soth 46 make live sell bananas bicycle outskirts city informal survey 30 people around phnom penh traditionally stronghold opposition roughly half decline comment situation say care politics rest unhappy say could nothing youths care politics noan sereiboth say current situation anything except watch debate stifle cambodia crackdown spread fear