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Khmer Rouge genocide trial opens in Cambodia
21/11/2011 - Cambodia

Khmer Rouge genocide trial opens in Cambodia

Three high-ranking Khmer Rouge leaders accused of masterminding Cambodia's "killing fields" went on trial Monday, more than three decades after the 1975-1979 communist movement's reign of terror in which an estimated 1.7 million people died.
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The long-awaited Khmer Rouge trial
02/07/2011 - THE WEEK IN ASIA

The long-awaited Khmer Rouge trial

The Khmer Rouge regime’s four most senior members get ready to stand trial. Also, we meet Thailand’s militia who are on the prowl for prose criticising their King. Finally, a blur of national pride as the Beijing-Shanghai bullet train makes its debut.
Khmer Rouge on trial: 4 former leaders in court
27/06/2011 - CAMBODIA

Khmer Rouge on trial: 4 former leaders in court

The UN-backed trial of four surviving top-ranking Khmer Rouge officials has begun. The regime was responsible for the deaths of up to 2 million Cambodians in the late 1970s, although the court is currently held up with formalities and technical issues. Evidence won't start being heard until September; but given the age of the defendants, they might not live to see the end of what's likely to be a long and protracted legal hearing.
Top ex-Khmer Rouge leaders face trial in Phnom Penh
27/06/2011 - CAMBODIA

Top ex-Khmer Rouge leaders face trial in Phnom Penh

Four former senior Khmer Rouge leaders, including "Brother No. 2" Nuon Chea (pictured), appeared at a UN-backed tribunal in Phnom Penh on Monday to face war crimes charges for atrocities committed during the 1975-1979 reign of terror.
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27/06/2011 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Paula the Octopus 0, Germany 1

Today's review of the world papers for Monday, 27th June 2011 goes from "one of the silliest economies in Christendom" to Paula the Octopus fluffing her first prediction in the Women's Football World Cup. There's also moving testimony from the son of a former Syrian President and what the Cambodian press is saying about the Khmer Rouge trial now underway.
Landmark Khmer Rouge trial opens in Cambodia
27/06/2011 - CAMBODIA

Landmark Khmer Rouge trial opens in Cambodia

Four former top Khmer Rouge leaders went on trial at Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court on Monday, over 30 years after the regime's bloody 1975-1979 rule saw some 1.7 million people killed through torture, execution or starvation.
Khmer Rouge prison chief appeals 19-year sentence for war crimes
29/03/2011 - CAMBODIA

Khmer Rouge prison chief appeals 19-year sentence for war crimes

A former Khmer Rouge prison chief was in court Monday to appeal his 19-year sentence for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Kaing Guek Eav, known as Duch, has admitted to overseeing the torture and killing of 16,000 people.
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Khmer Rouge genocide suspects seek release before trial
31/01/2011 - CAMBODIA

Khmer Rouge genocide suspects seek release before trial

Three of the Khmer Rouge leaders awaiting trial for the deaths of over two million people have asked to be released until they are expected in court. Their lawyers say that detaining the aging trio, including Ieng Thirith (photo), is illegal.
UN-backed tribunal indicts four Khmer Rouge leaders
16/09/2010 - CAMBODIA

UN-backed tribunal indicts four Khmer Rouge leaders

Four former Khmer Rouge leaders were indicted Thursday for genocide by Cambodia's UN-backed tribunal, paving the way for another trial surrounding the hardline Communist regime after the conviction in July of former prison chief Duch.
Khmer Rouge jailor Duch appeals war crimes conviction
25/08/2010 - CAMBODIA

Khmer Rouge jailor Duch appeals war crimes conviction

Former Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch has appealed his conviction and 35-year sentence, asking Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court to release him. His lawyers described his verdict as a "miscarriage of justice".
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