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Torture chamber, Tuol Sleng  
   

Torture chamber, Tuol Sleng

Looking into the Human Abyss

October 14th 2012
Geo: 11.5588, 104.917Went to the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum today. The former high school was turned into the notorious Security Prison S-21, a site of unimaginable cruel tortures during the 4-year reign of the Communist Red Khmer between 1975 and 1979. Even though that happened more than 30 years ago it is heartbreaking to walk through these rooms knowing what happened to innocent people there. ... read more
Asia » Cambodia

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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