Khmer Rouge
Cambodian Surf Rockers Were Awesome, but the Khmer Rouge Killed Them
Knowing the grim fate of a musician who died young always influences how the music sounds, but among musician death stories, the tragedies of Sin Sisamuth and Ros Sereysothea are unusually brutal.
Weed Pizza and AK-47s: My Summer Vacation in Cambodia
I came to Cambodia to live out the dream I had entertained since my days as a young boy watching endless action movies and filling my youthful hours with GI Joes and Nerf guns: I was going to shoot an AK-47.
I Survived a Khmer Rouge Execution During The Cambodian Genocide
Sovannora survived prison camps, an execution attempt, and an frantic journey across a minefield. We asked him how he felt after the sentencing of two former Khmer Rouge officials two weeks ago.
‘I Learned to Fight For My Life’: Meet a Man Who Survived a Khmer Rouge Execution
Sovannora survived prison camps, an execution attempt, and an frantic journey across a minefield.
Khmer Rouge Officials Sentenced to Life in Prison
Nuon Chea, who was “Brother Number Two” to Pol Pot, and ex-president Khieu Samphan were found guilty of crimes against humanity in Cambodia.
Former Khmer Rouge Officials Face Genocide Charges in Cambodia
An attempt to purge the country of traces of its old regime and create a socialist agrarian utopia quickly morphed into brutal savagery.
The Prepubescent Spider-Hunters of Cambodia
In the 70s, the Khmer Rouge committed one the 20th century's worst genocides in Cambodia. The genocide reshaped the country’s eating habits. Starving people were forced to find food any way they could—including hunting and cooking tarantulas. Today you...
A Holiday Ends In Cambodia
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) is undertaking a unique experiment in putting the country's most murderous masochists on the stand. More than 30 years after the start of its reign, the Khmer Rouge is getting its day in court.