Pol Pot

Why a Small Team of Americans is Going to Spend November in Cambodia

Stephen Macfarlane | Posted 11.17.2009 | World


Stephen Macfarlane

A burgeoning international interest in the war crimes tribunal of Kaing Guek Eav (aka Duch, who ran Tuol Sleng and other camps like personal fiefdoms) forces attention back to the photographs.

"The Conscience of Nhem En" On HBO: A Review

Elyssa Spitzer | Posted 08.07.2009 | Entertainment


Elyssa Spitzer

The premise of the film is powerful because the reality of the Khmer Rouge is horrifying. Do not watch it if the aim is to see something uplifting that makes you think positively about humanity.

In Sri Lanka: Explaining the Tamil Tigers

Jim Luce | Posted 07.06.2009 | World


Jim Luce

The Sri Lankan government has battled the Tamil Tigers on two fronts for almost three decades: on the battlefield and in the arena of world opinion. No one thought they could win militarily, but they did.

Khmer Rouge Trials: Duch Calls Pol Pot A 'Murderer'

AP | Posted 06.26.2009 | World


PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The former chief jailer for Cambodia's Khmer Rouge blamed the group's late leader Pol Pot for its murderous policies as h...

Khmer Rouge Defendent: US Policies Enabled Cambodian Genocide

News 24 | Posted 05.07.2009 | World


The man accused of serving as the Khmer Rouge's chief torturer testified on Monday that US policies in the 1970s contributed to the brutal regime's ri...

Khmer Rouge Defendant Admits Guilt, Expresses 'Heartfelt Sorrow'

AP | GRANT PECK | Posted 05.01.2009 | World


PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The man accused of being the Khmer Rouge's chief torturer put down his prepared speech, removed his eyeglasses and gazed ...

Khmer Rouge Prison Torturers Finally Put On Trial

The Independent | Toby Green | Posted 03.19.2009 | World


Beneath the shade of spreading branches in the courtyard of Tuol Sleng prison, Chum Mei slipped off his sandals and demonstrated how Khmer Rouge tortu...

Cambodia: 30th Anniversary Of Victory Day Sparks Dark Memories

BBC | Guy De Launey | Posted 02.06.2009 | World


Exactly 30 years ago, a coalition of Cambodian and Vietnamese troops forced Pol Pot and his followers from power - after a four-year reign which left ...