Cambodia: Toul Sleng S-21 Prison, Phnom Penh (86 images)

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In English, the word "Toul Sleng" is recognized as the location where the Democratic Kampuchea (DK) regime, more commonly known as the Khmer Rouge (KR) regime, set up a prison to detain individuals accused of opposing Angkar. However, in the Khmer language, the word "Toul Sleng" connotes a terrible meaning in itself. It is perhaps only a strange coincidence that the KR regime used this specific location as a prison. Toul Sleng was a high school. When the Khmer Rouge came...
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