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Genocide Trial in Cambodia Wraps Up This Week
The genocide trial of Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, wraps up in Cambodia this week. Prosecutors are calling for a life sentence for Duch who has admitted his part in the torture and death of over 16...
created by Barbara McPherson | 2 wks ago | updated 2 wks ago
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AIDS Colony Condemned: An Open Letter to the Cambodian Government
The Cambodian Government has been reportedly creating an AIDS colony, where families affected by HIV are being placed. The supposed AIDS colony is located in Tuol Sambo, a ghetto 25 km outside the capital of Phnom... Cambodia: Survivor of S-21 Prison Camp Testifies Against Duch
Vann Nath, a survivor of prison camp S-21, took the stand today to testify against Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch. Duch ran the prison camp S-21 in which all but 14 out of 15 000 captives were...
created by Barbara McPherson | 23 wks ago | updated 23 wks ago
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Cambodia's Vietnamese Community Drawn into Sex Industry
BY MATTHEW RUSLING, MEDILL NEWS SERVICE Just as there is a pizza shop or deli on every corner in New York City, so too there is there sex for sale almost everywhere you look in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. On the infamous street no. 63, customers meander nonchalantly in and out of...
created by rachelaguiar | 34 wks ago | updated 34 wks ago
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Khmer Rouge Killer Comrade Duch Admits Crimes
The head of one of the Khmer Rouge's torture centres has admitted responsibility for crimes committed during the regime's four-year rule. Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Comrade Duch, is on trial before a UN-backed tribunal in Cambodia. He is the first Khmer Rouge leader to...
created by Rachel Nixon | 36 wks ago | updated 36 wks ago
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145 views | 22 recommendations | 4 comments
UN Fears Over Thailand - Cambodia Border Exchange of Opened Fire
UNITED Nation Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, has expressed concern over an outbreak of open fire at the Thai-Cambodia border. Bangkok, the scene of recent on-going clashes and civil anti-government...
created by Christina 123 | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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227 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
Divorce Cambodian style
And you think American divorces are weird!"(CNN) -- A Cambodian couple who separated after 40 years of marriage may have taken things too literally when it came to splitting their assets: ... Transgender woman speaks out on sex abuses, Khmer Rouge trials
Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia have been accused of many atrocities, but today a 68 year-old transgender woman added a new dimension to the saga when she revealed shocking details of her oppression under... Condom lubricant is the best acne cure!
Condom usages are still taboo in many countries but Cambodian women have discovered a new way of life for Condoms. " Cambodian women have found a unique way to cure acne - a condom lubricant designed for... Thai troops 'occupy second temple'
Amid border confrontation on the Preah Vihear temple, Cambodia now claims Thai soldiers have taken a further step towards confrontatio. Since Thursday, they have occupied a sencond temple called Moan Thom... Polls open in Cambodian election
Millions of Cambodians are voting in a general election today, which is expected to see Prime Minister Hun Sen return to office with an even firmer grip on power."His Cambodian People's Party holds 73 assembly...Top Khmer Rouge diplomat in court
" Former Khmer Rouge foreign minister Ieng Sary has appeared before Cambodia's genocide tribunal to appeal against his detention. The 82-year-old has been charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the Maoist regime's four-year rule in the late...Ex-Marine convicted of using drugs and force to have sex
"LOS ANGELES - Following a three-week trial, a federal jury today convicted on seven felony counts a retired Marine Corps captain who traveled to Cambodia for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with minors.Michael Joseph Pepe, 54, a resident of Oxnard, faces up...Khmer Rouge Leader Seeks Freedom
Khieu Samphan, former head of state for the Khmer Rouge, is seeking a release from custody.The Khmer Rouge's handiwork is still a part of everyday life in Cambodia, as landmines still seed the landscape,...
created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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183 views | 5 recommendations | 3 comments
Dith Pran of the "The Killing Fields" Dies
I distinctly remember watching the movie of The Killing Fields many years ago and being horrified that it was actually the truth.I remember it so well, because even though it was almost 30 years ago, the...
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