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Coverage dated September 21, 2022

Cambodia Khmer Rouge court upholds conviction in final ruling

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Cambodia's UN-backed Khmer Rouge war crimes court gave its final verdict Thursday, upholding the genocide conviction and life sentence imposed on the

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  1. The Guardian

    Cambodia court rejects genocide appeal of last surviving Khmer Rouge leader (opens The Guardian)

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    Judge upholds conviction of Khieu Samphan, 91, in what is likely to be UN-backed court’s last judgment

  2. NBC News

    Cambodia tribunal rejects appeal by Khmer Rouge leader as it ends work (opens NBC News)

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    The international court upheld the genocide conviction of Khieu Samphan, the last surviving leader of a regime that caused the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people in the 1970s.

  3. Digital Journal

    Cambodia Khmer Rouge court upholds conviction in final ruling (opens Digital Journal)

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    Cambodia's UN-backed Khmer Rouge war crimes court gave its final verdict Thursday, upholding the genocide conviction and life sentence imposed on the

  4. Al Jazeera

    Former Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan loses genocide appeal (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Ruling marks the final decision by the court and ends 16 years of work by the UN-backed war crimes tribunal in Cambodia.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Cambodia: Court upholds conviction of Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    A war crimes court in Cambodia has delivered its last verdict regarding the murderous 1975-1979 Khmer Rouge regime. Only five of its leaders have been prosecuted over the deaths of a quarter of the country's population.

  6. France 24

    Last surviving Khmer Rouge leader loses genocide appeal (opens France 24)

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    Cambodia's UN-backed Khmer Rouge war crimes court gave its final verdict Thursday, upholding the genocide conviction and life sentence imposed on the regime's last surviving leader.

  7. Washington Examiner

    Cambodian Khmer Rouge court upholds genocide conviction for last surviving leader (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Cambodia's Khmer Rouge war crimes court brought down its final verdict, upholding charges of genocide and life in prison against the regime's only living leader.

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