A French Catholic priest, he wrote a book recounting horrors committed by the Khmer Rouge that were responsible for the deaths of almost two million people.

Cambodia's government approved a draft law that will jail for five years anyone denying atrocities, including genocide, ...

Ponchaud’s 1977 book “Cambodge, année zero” was one of the first detailed accounts of the horrors that unfolded after the ...

Under draft legislation announced last week, anyone denying “the truth of the bitter past” could be imprisoned for up to five ...

Under the seven-article bill, people who ‘deny the truth of the bitter past’ will be jailed between one to five years and ...

Cambodia’s Cabinet on Friday approved a draft bill that will toughen penalties for anyone denying atrocities were carried out ...

François Ponchaud, a French Catholic missionary priest whose book "Cambodia: Year Zero" helped draw global attention to the staggering atrocities committed by the radical communist Khmer Rouge in the ...

The draft law, which imposes penalties on those who deny these crimes, was approved during a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime ...

Under the law, Khmer Rouge deniers can be charged and jailed for terms of one-five years and subjected to fines of US$2,500 ...

The Cabinet office said the proposed law aims to prevent the recurrence of such events and to provide justice for victims of the Khmer Rouge. The seven-article bill, which needs approval by ...

Cambodia's cabinet approved a draft bill that would impose harsh penalties on anyone denying the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s, which led to the deaths of 1.7 million people.