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Cambodia Genocide Denial Law Open To Abuse, Say Critics

Survivors of the Khmer Rouge's genocidal regime welcome a beefed-up Cambodian law that forbids denying the movement's atrocities, but rights advocates and academics warn it could also stifle legitimate dissent.

International Business Times

A Coffin For Pol Pot's Memory, 50 Years After Phnom Penh's Fall

A new coffin-shaped structure topped with a clear plastic roof looms over the cremation site of Pol Pot in Anlong Veng, a testament to the estimated two million Cambodian lives lost under his genocidal rule.

International Business Times

Joey Barton denies calling Jeremy Vine ‘bike nonce’ and comparing female pundits to serial killers

Former footballer Barton is accused of 12 offences relating to allegedly grossly offensive social media posts

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From 'Bridgerton' to the big screen: Simone Ashley's rise to fame

She's best known on the small screen as Kate Sharma after her star turn in the second season of the hit series "Bridgerton". Eve Jackson sat down with Simone Ashley at the Cannes Film Festival to talk about her upcoming movie, embracing fashion and the fabulous costumes she gets to…

France 24

Cannes hosts red carpet rally, Coppola’s comeback and a meeting with Pol Pot

Hollywood legend Francis Ford Coppola brought his decades-in-the-making “Megalopolis” to the Cannes Film Festival and Cambodia’s Rithy Panh delivered another sobering chronicle of the Khmer Rouge genocide on a day that saw dozens of women join France’s #MeToo icon Judith Godrèche on the red carpet to denounce sexual violence and…

France 24

Pol Pot's Atrocities Still Matter, 45 Years After Khmer Rouge's Fall

Like many horrors throughout history, they were rooted in radical ideas aimed at implementing some utopian vision.

Reason

Joey Barton continues hate-filled tirade by comparing Eni Aluko to two of most evil people in history

Barton has recently posted a series of attacks against women in football on social media, drawing strong criticism from throughout the game

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John Pilger obituary

Campaigning journalist, film-maker, author and fervent critic of US and British foreign policy

The Guardian - UK

Campaigning Journalist John Pilger Dies Aged 84

Australian-born investigative journalist and documentary maker John Pilger, known for his support for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his coverage of the aftermath of Pol Pot's regime in Cambodia and the Thalidomide scandal, has died in London, his family said Sunday.

International Business Times

The far-reaching consequences of Cambodia’s ‘sham’ election

Hun Sen, Cambodia’s leader for almost four decades, has announced his resignation and said he will hand the reins of power over to his eldest son.

The Week

China’s Defense Ties With Cambodia Raise Red Flags for Vietnam

Hanoi fears that China is using Cambodia as a tool to pressure Vietnam on its southern border.

The News Lens

Right freaks out over Trump indictment

Trump vows to "defeat" Bragg and Biden in lengthy screed — but no protests so far as MAGA world vents its shock

Salon

'Based AI': Elon Musk praises Microsoft's ChatGPT-powered Bing for comparing an AP reporter to Adolf Hitler

The edgy CEO of Twitter, himself a critic of the media, lauded Microsoft's AI search engine for likening a journalist to despots Hitler and Pol Pot.

Fortune

Nate Thayer, rebel reporter who interviewed Pol Pot in the Cambodian jungle, has died

After tracking him for nearly a decade, Nate Thayer became the last Western correspondent to interview the murderous Khmer Rouge leader. Thayer died at his home in Falmouth, Mass., at age 62.

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The Independent UK

Nate Thayer, reporter who interviewed Pol Pot, dies

Nate Thayer, a fearless reporter who survived several brushes with death over decades covering conflict in Southeast Asia and was the last western journalist to interview Pol Pot, the leader of the murderous Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, has died

AAP

Divorced axe killer found guilty of murder

An elderly divorcee has been found guilty of murder by a jury after he angrily ran down his ex-wife's new partner and repeatedly hit him with an axe.

The Independent UK

‘It was either this or Pol Pot’s favorite motorcycle’: Dr Oz fundraiser mocked for fundraiser featuring one of Hitler’s cars

‘Dr Oz began the week with a story about him killing puppies, and now is ending it standing in front of Hitler’s car’

Al Jazeera

‘Even their remains should be in handcuffs’: Khmer Rouge vilified

Cambodians reflect after the UN-backed war crimes tribunal issued its final judgement on the regime’s brutal rule.

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Court upholds genocide conviction for last surviving Cambodian Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan

The final verdict brings a close to a court process which stretched 16 years, cost $500 million and resulted in the conviction of three senior Khmer Rouge leaders.

Al Jazeera

Former Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan loses genocide appeal

Ruling marks the final decision by the court and ends 16 years of work by the UN-backed war crimes tribunal in Cambodia.

The Guardian - UK

Cambodia court rejects genocide appeal of last surviving Khmer Rouge leader

Judge upholds conviction of Khieu Samphan, 91, in what is likely to be UN-backed court’s last judgment

AAP

Divorced axe killer raises Pol Pot defence

A man will argue his lived experience of a Cambodian dictator's regime led him to lose control when attacking his ex-wife's new partner, NSW jurors have heard.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Political Pulse / Authoritarian regimes need a neighborly nudge toward democracy

Authoritarianism now runs rampant in some parts of Southeast Asia. I was a correspondent in this region from 2006 through 2010, and then returned there in 2019. Compared to my previous experience, I strongly felt the spread of authoritarianism and the suppressed social atmosphere that it caused.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Scenes of U.S.-China confrontation / Work at Cambodian base sends powerful signals

The U.S.-China conflict has become more intense in the Indo-Pacific region in recent years. While China is aggressively expanding its maritime activities, the United States is increasingly involved in the region in the name of freedom of navigation. Cambodia's Ream Naval Base is now emerging as one of the front…

Bangkok Post

Abode of the gods

Cicadas sang a chorus as the forest opened out. I peered into the darkness and traced the distant contour of a monumental religious complex, a remarkable feat of human civilisation. Keyed up with my first visit, I crossed a floating bridge, a soon-to-be-dismantled construction, over a large moat in the…

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