A Cambodian villager prays at a memorial stupa filled with the skulls of thousands of victims of the Khmer Rouge on display at Choeung Ek, a "Killing Fields" site located on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, during a "Remembrance Day" ceremony May 20, 2008. Thousands of Cambodians including 500 monks gathered at the site to remember those who perished during the radical communist group's 1975-79 regime. REUTERS/Chor SokuntheaBy Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
20 May 2008
Thousands of Cambodians gathered for a Buddhist ceremony at the Choeung Ek “killing fields” Tuesday, in a day of remembarence.
As many as 20,000 were dumped in the mass graves outside in Phnom Penh under the Khmer Rouge. They were memorialized by a giant glass stupa full of skulls, where Cambodians made offerings Tuesday.
Phnom Penh Governor Kep Chuktema said the day was necessary to ensure atrocities did not occur in the future.
“I cannot forget the brutality of the Khmer Rouge,” said Ou Savorn, whose parents, brothers and sisters were killed by the regime. “I pray for the killing fields not to return to Cambodia.”
As many as 20,000 were dumped in the mass graves outside in Phnom Penh under the Khmer Rouge. They were memorialized by a giant glass stupa full of skulls, where Cambodians made offerings Tuesday.
Phnom Penh Governor Kep Chuktema said the day was necessary to ensure atrocities did not occur in the future.
“I cannot forget the brutality of the Khmer Rouge,” said Ou Savorn, whose parents, brothers and sisters were killed by the regime. “I pray for the killing fields not to return to Cambodia.”
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យួន ជាឃាដករ លើខ្មែរ!
Youn jea kheatakor!
កំហុសដ៏ធំបំផុត របស់ របបខ្មែរក្រហម គឺ ដាក់ខ្លួននៅឯកោ ផ្អែកលើតែចិន គ្មានទំនាក់ទំនង ជាមួយប្រទេស នានា លើសកលលោក។
ម៉្លោះហើយ បរទេសនានា ជឿតែ ការឃោសនាផ្សព្វផ្សាយ របស់យួន អំពីសង្គ្រាម រវាងប៉ុលពត ជាមួយ យួន ប៉ុន្តែ បរទេសមិនដឹងថា នោះជាល្បិចកល របស់យួន បានបង្កើតឡើង ដើម្បីវាយចូលទឹកដីខ្មែរ លើកទី ១ ជាង ១០០គម ពីព្រំប្រទល់ ខ្មែរ-យួន (តាមបណ្តោយ នៃ ខេត្ត ស្ទឹងត្រែង រតនគីរី មណ្ឌលគីរី ក្រចេះ កំពង់ចាម) នៅខែកុម្ភៈ ១៩៧៨ ក្នុងគោលដៅ ត្រៀមយកកម្ពុជា ជាចំណុះ របស់ខ្លួន ក្នុងការវាយចូលខ្មែរ ជាលើកទី ២ នៅ ថ្អៃ ៧ ខែមករា ឆ្នាំ ១៩៧៩
This is the day that we should bound Me Ieng Thirith, Ah Khieu Samphan like a pig and shoot them.
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