Cambodia - S-21

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Cambodia seems to be best known for two diametrically opposite things: the exquisite Khmer civilization exemplified by the Angkor temples, and the brutal torture and murder perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge (Red Khmer). These photos are from Security Prison 21 (S-21), now the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, in Phnom Penh. It's an appalling place.

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This page contains a single entry by Victor Bloomfield published on May 7, 2009 5:53 PM.

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