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Cambodia
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Beauty and Darkness - Cambodia: The Odyssey of the Khmer People 
 Cambodia, also known as Kampuchea, is the focus of this Web site which primarily explores, through essays, documents, oral histories and other links, the history of the Khmer Rouge regime and the genocide suffered by the Khmer people. A number of links to media sites are included, as well as photographs, refugee information, and other numerous links to sites about Cambodian art, culture, travel, politics and human rights. http://www.mekong.net/cambodia/ Topics: History, History By Place, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jun 2, 2001 Cambodia: Pol Pot's Shadow
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program about Cambodia following the death of Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot. The site features an analysis of U.S.-Cambodia relations from 1953-2002, maps, interviews with Cambodian-Americans, and film clips. Also contains links to sites about the Cambodian genocide, current politics, human rights, culture, and related topics. http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/cambodia/ Topics: History By Place Last updated Apr 19, 2005 The Cambodian Genocide Program
A growing database of bibliographic, biographic, photographic, and geographic information on this period of Cambodian history. http://www.yale.edu/cgp/ Topics: History, History By Place Last updated Jun 2, 2001 CBC News In Depth: Killing Fields
This feature centers on the "between 1 1/2 million and two million people [who] were killed, starved or worked to death during the brutal rule of the Khmer Rouge" in Cambodia in the 1970s. Includes a profile of a former Khmer Rouge revolutionary, an editorial, and a photo gallery. ("Warning some images may disturb some viewers.") From the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/killingfields/ Topics: History, History By Place Last updated Apr 10, 2007 The Khmer Rouge Trial Task Force
The website of the Cambodian government task force for the "preparation of the proceedings for the trial of senior Khmer Rouge leaders" features an extensive FAQ on the Khmer Rouge regime, which "took power on 17 April 1975 and was overthrown on 7 January 1979. More than three million people perished." Also provides a chronology (starting in 1997), legislation, and other documents related to the task force and the trial. In Khmer, English, and French. http://www.cambodia.gov.kh/krt/english/ Topics: History, History By Place Last updated Nov 27, 2006 Killing Fields Deal Sparks Anger
April 2005 news article about how "a plan to privatise the Killing Fields memorial near Phnom Penh has caused outrage in Cambodia. Thousands of people died at the Choeung Ek site during the Khmer Rouge rule in the late 1970s." Includes links to related stories, such as "Pol Pot: The Life of a Tyrant," and "Khmer Rouge Genocide Admission." From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4415873.stm Topics: History, History By Place, Military Last updated Apr 19, 2005 |
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