Cambodian politicians have approved a bill that will toughen penalties for anyone denying that atrocities were carried out by the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s. A statement from the National Assembly ...

(AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File) In 2013 Cambodia enacted a similar law against denying Khmer Rouge atrocities after then-Prime Minister Hun Sen called for the measure. He claimed that a leading ...

The Cambodian government has passed a law to counter those who would deny the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge who ruled this country between 1975 and 1979, when up to a third of the population ...

On February 18, Cambodia’s Ministry of Justice released a statement regarding an opinion article I had published in Radio Free Asia (RFA) a few days earlier, headlined, “Banning Khmer Rouge ...

In 2013, Cambodia enacted a similar law against denying Khmer Rouge atrocities after then–Prime Minister Hun Sen called for the measure. He claimed that a leading opposition lawmaker suggested ...

The measure comes a few months before the 50th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge seizure of power. For observers, the law could also be used to repress political dissent. Phnom Penh (AsiaNews ...

which was said to be intended to prevent the recurrence of such events and to provide justice for victims of the Khmer Rouge. Report an error ...

PHNOM PENH — Cambodian lawmakers on Tuesday approved a draft law making it illegal to deny atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge regime in the 1970s, including genocide. The ultra-communist movement ...

In 1975, soon after the Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, grabbed power in Cambodia, Khieu Samphan, one of the group’s leaders who was then serving as deputy prime minister, visited China and met ...

PHNOM PENH — Cambodian lawmakers on Tuesday approved a draft law making it illegal to deny atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge regime in the 1970s, including genocide. The ultra-communist ...