Khmer Rouge
The Last Surviving Khmer Rouge Leader Has Just Had His Genocide Conviction Upheld
As head of state, Khieu Samphan oversaw the deaths of millions in a genocide that wiped out around 25 percent of Cambodia's population.
Former Khmer Rouge Commander Who Oversaw Mass Killings Dies at 77
Commander Duch admitted he was “solely and individually responsible for the loss of at least 12,380 lives."
There's a Dark Reason Why Cambodia Reenacts its Brutal Genocide Every Year
The ruling party uses the memory of the Khmer Rouge for political gain – by constantly reminding Cambodians to pay homage to the politicians who helped end the killings.
'He Took What He Wanted': The Women Forced into Marriage by the Khmer Rouge
The murderous Cambodian regime forced hundreds and thousands of people into arranged marriages in the 70s. Decades on, its victims are still crying out for justice.
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You Could Own a Piece of a Cambodian Dairy Startup
Moo Moo Farms is raising $1 million on Crowdfunder.
Meet the 43-Year-Old Khmer Rouge Survivor Trying to Become Cambodia's First Female Olympic Marathoner
Nary Ly quit her job as a research scientist with the U.S. Navy to focus on the final push for the Rio Olympics, where, if she makes the cut, she will make history as the first Cambodian woman to run a distance event at the Summer Games.
Meet the London Chef Serving Cambodian Dishes That Escaped a Genocide
With lok lak steak and lemon butter mushrooms, Cambodian chef Thomas Tan is preserving a culinary heritage lost during the Khmer Rouge genocide.
The Life and Strange Death of the Khmer Rouge Survivor Who Won an Oscar, Then Got Murdered
Today marks the 20-year anniversary of the murder of Haing S. Ngor, which some believe was ordered by the Khmer Rouge in response to his role in 'The Killing Fields.'
Inside the Dangerous World of Homemade Rocket Gambling
Cambodian rocket gambling is one of the world's most bizarre gambling schemes. But for the poor locals who live below the launch zone, it's also life-threatening.
‘Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten’ Documents the Cambodian Rock Scene, Pre–Khmer Rouge
We met the film's director and two key players from the vibrant rock scene that flourished in Cambodia before the Khmer Rouge took power.
Talking to Cambodians in the Bronx About the Khmer Rouge Genocide Tribunal
Despite many Cambodian New Yorkers' connection to the tragedy, the diaspora here isn't too focused on the proceedings in their home country.