The Cambodian government still hasn’t offered a convincing explanation for why it is outlawing the “denial” of Khmer Rouge ...
Cambodian lawmakers have approved a bill that will toughen penalties for anyone denying that atrocities were carried out in ...
Under the law, Khmer Rouge deniers can be charged and jailed for terms of one-five years and subjected to fines of US$2,500 ...
The National Assembly approved a bill that provides for up to five years in prison for anyone who questions the atrocities of ...
Cambodian lawmakers on Tuesday approved a draft law making it illegal to deny atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge regime ...
Cambodian lawmakers today approved a draft law making it illegal to deny atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge regime in ...
Almost immediately, the deadly purges began. The victims numbered anyone perceived as challenging the visions of Khmer Rouge strongman Pol Pot to remold Cambodia into an agrarian autocracy.
Led by “Brother Number One” Pol Pot, the Khmer Rouge ruled Cambodia from April 1975 until their overthrow by a Vietnamese invasion in January 1979, during which time they attempted a radical ...
committed by the Khmer Rouge, a spokesman has confirmed. The ultra-Maoist movement -- led by "Brother Number One" Pol Pot -- wiped out about two million people through starvation, torture ...
The bill makes violation of its terms punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of between $2,500 and $125,000.