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The first website established to study all elements of history related to the Khmer Rouge, Democratic Kampuchea, as well as the actors involved in politics within the region before and after their existence.


This is not a pro-Khmer Rouge website, but rather one that seeks to sift through the rumours and report the truth on one of the most infamous organizations in history.

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The Khmer Rouge and North Korea

The Khmer Rouge and North Korea had a relationship that was extremely complex. Technically they were ideologically aligned, but as opposed to China friendships and...

Who were the Khmer Rouge Supporters?

Almost all left-wing ideologies from Stalinism to Trotskyism and even Hoxhaism have had strong international supporters, but who and exactly where and are the Khmer...

Dark Tourism in Cambodia Receives Boost

Dark Tourism in Cambodia, particularly around Anlong Veng, thanks to the NGO the Cambodian Documentation Centre. According to CAM-DC this will include the renovation of...

The Khmer Rouge and the Soviet Union

If you have ever seethe movie The Killing Fields, you will know that the Khmer Rouge kicked the USSR out of what would become Democratic...

Workers Party of Kampuchea

The Workers Party of Kampuchea was a political party that exited between the time of the Kampuchean Peoples Revolutionary Party and the Communist Party of...

Who was Son Ngoc Minh?

Son Ngoc Minh was one of the first communist revolutionaries in Cambodia. As a founder of the Kampuchean Peoples Revolutionary Party, a forerunner to the...

Democratic Kampuchea

Santebal – The Secret Police of Democratic Kampuchea

The Santebal (Khmer: įžŸįž“įŸ’įžįž·įž”įž¶įž›) which literally means ā€œKeeper of the peaceā€ was the secret police of...

Was Democratic Kampuchea a Republic?

Despite espousing and extreme version of communism the mostly Khmer Rouge formed Democratic...

Political Parties

What is Buddhist Socialism and where has it existed?

What is Buddhist socialism, has it ever been attempted, where does it stand today and what impact of any did it have on Cambodia? Officially...

Workers Party of Kampuchea

The Workers Party of Kampuchea was a political party that exited between the time of the Kampuchean Peoples Revolutionary Party and the Communist Party of...

The Burmese Way to Socialism

The Burmese Way to Socialism was the government policy of Burma aimed at turning the country into a socialist utopia by formulating a policy specifically...

Stories of the week

Far from being a static historical look at the Khmer Rouge we are constantly adding articles as we learn more, as well as producing work related to contemporary Cambodia. Here are our latest Khmer Rouge stories.

What is Buddhist Socialism and where has it existed?

What is Buddhist socialism, has it ever been attempted, where does it stand today and what impact of any did it have on Cambodia? Officially...

The Khmer Rouge and North Korea

The Khmer Rouge and North Korea had a relationship that was extremely complex. Technically they were ideologically aligned, but as opposed to China friendships and...

Who were the Khmer Rouge Supporters?

Almost all left-wing ideologies from Stalinism to Trotskyism and even Hoxhaism have had strong international supporters, but who and exactly where and are the Khmer...