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

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

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 ...

It ended on January 7, 1979, when Hun Sen, himself a former Khmer Rouge cadre, led Vietnamese forces into the capital to expel the murderous regime. Former prime minister Hun Sen stepped down in ...

Cambodia’s Cabinet has approved a draft bill that will toughen penalties for anyone denying atrocities were carried out in the late 1970s under the rule of communist Khmer Rouge, whose brutal policies ...

People who ‘deny the truth of the bitter past’ could be jailed for up to five years under the law, which still needs ...

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 ...

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 ...