Tag: Ho Van Tay
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January 10: Twelve Survivors Out of 20,000 in Cambodia’s S-21 Prison
A Dark Moment in Cambodian History January 10 marks a pivotal, unsettling moment in Southeast Asian history. In early 1979, Vietnamese forces advanced into Phnom Penh, reclaiming the Cambodian capital from the Khmer Rouge. The city’s liberation did not simply end a war; it exposed a chilling chamber of horrors: Tuol Sleng, also known as…
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Today in History: January 10 – The discovery of Phnom Penh’s notorious prison massacre
Today in History: January 10 and the Khmer Rouge’s dark legacy January 10 marks a haunting chapter in the history of Southeast Asia. In 1979, amid Cambodia’s brutal upheavals, a Vietnamese photographer named Ho Van Tay documented a chilling moment that would illuminate the world’s understanding of the Khmer Rouge regime’s atrocities. Drawn to Phnom…