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Block A & the 'school' playground  
   

Block A & the 'school' playground

The unmarked graves are for those prisoners left by the KR when the prison was liberated. The political torture cells are the classrooms on the ground floor of block A.
The nasty side to human nature

November 17th 2006
So after the delights of the Angkor Temples it was time to head into Phnom Penh and check out Cambodia's more dark and recent history. Although most of our time in the capital consisted of shopping (more of that later to end on a cheery note), the biggest impression left there was undoubtedly our visit to the genocide museum of Tuol Sleng. During the brief period of 1975 to 1978, while the Khmer R ... 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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