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The last living Khmer Rouge leader, Khieu Samphan, appears before a court in Phnom Penh in order to appeal his conviction and attempt to overturn it. The 90-year-old's hearing is expected to last for only a few days as analysts say that it is very unlikely that he will succeed in his appeal.
2021-08-16

The Cambodian Ministry of Culture and exiled politician Mu Sochua condemn American-Canadian digital media company "Vice" for publishing an article about an art project aiming to colorize photographs of inmates interred at Khmer Rouge-era prison Tuol Sleng, after social media users noticed that the photos were edited to have the subjects smiling. The article was subsequently deleted.
2021-04-11

Kang Kek Iew (better known as "Comrade Duch"), former Khmer Rouge leader and convicted war criminal, dies in a Phnom Penh hospital at age 77.
2020-09-2

Nuon Chea, the most senior surviving Khmer Rouge leader, is declared fit for trial by a United Nations-backed court in Cambodia.
2013-03-30

Former Khmer Rouge senior official and Foreign Minister of Kampuchea Ieng Sary dies during a genocide trial in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
2013-03-14

Former Khmer Rouge leader Ieng Thirith is unfit to face a genocide trial in Cambodia due to dementia.
2012-09-13

The appeal of former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eav begins.
2011-03-28

Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan, two of the most senior surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge, appear in a Cambodian court to request release from pre-trial detention.
2011-01-31

The United Nations-backed Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia indict four Khmer Rouge leaders for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity for their role in the regime in the late 1970s, including Pol Pot's deputy Nuon Chea, former Foreign Minister Ieng Sary, Social Affairs minister Ieng Thirith and head of state Khieu Samphan.
2010-09-16

Former Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch receives the verdict in his trial in Phnom Penh - the first of five surviving senior figures to do so. He is sentenced to 35 years in prison with 16 years off for time served.
2010-07-26