Under draft legislation announced last week, anyone denying “the truth of the bitter past” could be imprisoned for up to five ...

Cambodia's government approved a draft law that will jail for five years anyone denying atrocities, including genocide, ...

Ponchaud’s 1977 book “Cambodge, année zero” was one of the first detailed accounts of the horrors that unfolded after the ...

Under the law, Khmer Rouge deniers can be charged and jailed for terms of one-five years and subjected to fines of US$2,500 ...

Under the seven-article bill, people who ‘deny the truth of the bitter past’ will be jailed between one to five years and ...

Cambodia’s Cabinet on Friday approved a draft bill that will toughen penalties for anyone denying atrocities were carried out ...

The draft law, which imposes penalties on those who deny these crimes, was approved during a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime ...

In 2013 Cambodia enacted a similar law against denying Khmer Rouge atrocities after then-Prime Minister Hun Sen called for the measure. He claimed that a leading opposition lawmaker suggested that ...

The draft bill, which comes months before the 50th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge takeover of Cambodia in mid-April, will be sent to parliament soon for approval, Pen Bona said. It was made at the ...

Advertising In 2013 Cambodia enacted a similar law against denying Khmer Rouge atrocities after then-Prime Minister Hun Sen called for the measure. He claimed that a leading opposition lawmaker ...