Pol Pot’s deputy, who was known as Brother No. 2, was convicted of directly overseeing the torture and killing of more than 14,000 people in a Cambodian prison.
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As Swine Fever Roils Asia, Hogs Are Culled and Dinner Plans Change
An African swine fever outbreak that had been centered in China is rapidly spreading to neighboring countries, pushing up prices of pork, a staple in many Asian nations.
Cambodia Faces Major Economic Blow as E.U. Weighs Ending Trade Deal
The country’s worsening rights record and oppression of the opposition could lead to the revoking of its special access to European markets.
Exiled Cambodian Opposition Leaders Are Indicted as Prime Minister Tightens Grip
Warrants accused them of incitement to commit a felony and plotting treason, charges they say are baseless and proof of Hun Sen’s strangling of dissent.
Cambodia Dispatch: Cambodia Ruler’s Recipe for Youth Appeal? An 8,900-Pound Rice Cake
First, there was a 4.5-ton sticky-rice cake. Then came the longest scarf ever and other oddball world records. They were all part of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s plan to lift his allure with young people.
Lawyer’s Status Throws Genocide Conviction of Khmer Rouge Leader Into Doubt
An international tribunal dismissed a Dutch lawyer who had defended one of Khmer Rouge leaders. The lawyer’s bar membership lapsed in 2016.
Dozens More Cambodian Immigrants to Be Deported From U.S., Officials Say
A new group of more than 40 deportees, many of them the children of refugees, will be the largest yet to be ejected by the Trump administration.
Judges Split on Whether Cambodia Tribunal Can Pursue Khmer Rouge Commander
The potential prosecution of Meas Muth, a former naval commander, has symbolized tensions between Cambodian and international judges and prosecutors.
‘We Only Killed the Bad People’: 2 Khmer Rouge Leaders, Forever Linked
Khieu Samphan, 87, and Nuon Chea, 92, who were convicted of genocide on Friday, once hoped that the world would “let bygones be bygones.”
Khmer Rouge’s Slaughter in Cambodia Is Ruled a Genocide
Four decades after the Communist movement’s reign of terror, two surviving senior leaders are held accountable in a genocide verdict that opens the door for other rulings.