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"VIP" Cell, Tuol Sleng  
   

"VIP" Cell, Tuol Sleng

There were 16 VIP cells on the ground floor of Tuol Sleng prison where ex-ministers, intellectuals and others were tortured repeatedly, left in appalling conditions and finally killed...when the Vietnamese finally invaded they found most of them with their faces scraped off by spades...before they died
History, Horror and Hope......a journey through Cambodia

May 1st 2008
When most people think of Cambodia, they usually think of either the archaeological wonder of Angkor Wat or the horror of Pol Pot's brutal regime of terror, killing and unbridled lunacy that was the Khmer Rouge's domestic policy during the 70's. What they don't know about are the tremendous people that lived through some of the most horrific times known to man, and have come through that experien ... read more
Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

Cambodian Flag Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more
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