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Book & Christine Spengler: A Few Hours Before the Fall of Phnom Penh
Excerpts from an interview with the legendary Christine Spengler conducted in 2009 by Margaux Duquesne. Christine Spengler is a war photographer, one of the few to have brought back photographs from the bombing of Phnom Penh in April 1975.

Coin Lecture
May 12, 20252 min read


1975 – 2025: The French Embassy commemorates the 50th anniversary of the fall of Phnom Penh
Fifty years ago, on April 17, 1975, the Khmer Rouge entered Phnom Penh after several years of devastating civil war. That day, Cambodia entered one of the darkest chapters in its history.

Partenaire Presse
Apr 28, 20252 min read


Testimony & Khmer Rouge: ‘Family love amid despair, heartbreak and suffering’
‘The 17th of April 1975 remains a day etched in my memory. On that day, the Khmer Rouge, dressed all in black, entered Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia.’

Chroniqueur
Apr 27, 202518 min read


History & Music and the Khmer Rouge: ‘They will kill you if you cry...’
This memorial initiative, which began several years ago, was started by Ian Brennan, a multi-award-winning music producer best known for his work on the television shows Glee and Scream Queens.

Chroniqueur
Apr 27, 20251 min read


Cambodia & History: The Khmer Rouge and the destruction of cultural heritage
The Khmer Rouge regime (1975–1979) had a devastating impact on Cambodian music and culture. The leaders sought to erase all traces of the former society, targeting intellectuals, artists, musicians, dancers, and anyone associated with Cambodia's rich cultural traditions.

La Rédaction
Apr 21, 20253 min read


History & the Khmer Rouge: Behind the smile of survivor Em Chhart
She has been working for the Documentation Centre of Cambodia (DC-CAM) for 28 years now. Everyone at the office loves and respects her; she is always cheerful and energetic, but behind her big smile lies another person deeply affected by her experiences under the Khmer Rouge regime. Em Chhart, also known as ‘Oum/ming Chhart’ by DC-CAM staff, is a 61-year-old survivor of the Khmer Rouge.

Youk Chhang
Apr 21, 20254 min read


Cambodia & Archive: San Yoeun, a successful singer who survived the Khmer Rouge
« Mais aujourd'hui, je pense amèrement à leurs applaudissements parce qu'ils n'avaient pas d'autre choix et que leur vie était difficile...

Partenaire Presse
Apr 21, 20255 min read


Cambodia & the Khmer Rouge: The testimony of Mei Monyroath, student
In collaboration with the magazine Searching for the Truth, initiated by DCCAM, Cambodge Mag presents a series of raw testimonies from those who lived through the Khmer Rouge regime. Today, we hear from Mei Monyroath, a student.

Partenaire Presse
Apr 21, 20255 min read


17 April 1975 - 17 April 2025: half a century later, what has history taught us?
Reflection on the complex and changing roles of victims and executioners and on a hero of the History of the time.

Youk Chhang
Apr 11, 20254 min read


Film & Cambodia: April 1975, the terrible exodus of little Kattia
Thrown onto the roads of Cambodia with her family after the capture of Phnom Penh, the Cambodian Kattia Huy, then a child, miraculously...

Christophe Gargiulo
Apr 7, 20251 min read


Cambodian Genocide Denial Law & The Future of Cambodia without Genocide: Half a century after the Khmer Rouge took control over Cambodia on 17 April 1975
I am writing this letter to the editors including of the Diplomat to share my opinion on the Genocide Denial Law. Despite certain public...

Youk Chhang
Feb 27, 20254 min read


Cambodia & History: The failed plan to overthrow the Khmers touges government
Under Pol Pot's rule during the Democratic Kampuchea era, a number of Khmer Rouge cadres from the eastern region were arrested...

Pheng Pong-Rasy
Feb 23, 20256 min read


History & Khmers rouges: When rice had to be replaced by soil
Yuos Phon, a 76-year-old woman, currently does not work and lives with her son. She was born in Thmong village, Samlanh commune, Angkor Chey

Partenaire Presse
Nov 19, 20246 min read
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