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Nheb Thai, a Cambodian refugee who was deported from the U.S., carries plates with pizza as he serves a meal to a group of other deportees in Cambodia.

Social Justice

As ICE Deports More Cambodian Refugees, Some Find Hope in Pardons

The Trump administration has deported Cambodian refugees with criminal records at an unprecedented pace. Liberal governors are using pardons to fight back.

Sophie Murguia

The Reverend Canon Dr. Chris Collingwood, York Minster's Canon Chancellor, lights some of the 600 candles in the form of the Star of David set out on the floor during an event to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day in the Chapter House at York Minster on January 24th, 2019, in York, England. The ceremony in the minster is one of many international events for Holocaust Memorial Day, held on January 27th. This date marks the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in 1945. The international theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2019 is "Torn From Home," which encourages people to reflect on how the enforced loss of a safe place to call home is part of the trauma faced by anyone experiencing persecution and genocide. This year also marks the 25th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, which began in April of 1994, and the 40th anniversary of the end of the Cambodian genocide, which ended in 1979.

Viewfinder: Commemorating Genocide Around the World

Six hundred candles in the form of the Star of David are set out on the floor during an event to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day in the Chapter House at York Minster on January 24th, 2019, in York, England.

Pacific Standard Staff

From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to California and Back

Katya Cengel tracks the lives of four families following the fall of the genocidal Khmer Rouge.

Peter C. Baker

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen casts his vote during the general elections as his wife Bun Rany looks on in Phnom Penh on July 29th, 2018.

Social Justice

How the Cambodian Government Is Trying to Chill the Push for Fair Elections

Prime minister Hun Sen wants it both ways: He wants to claim a democratic mantle but doesn't want to deal with the pesky competition that comes with a genuine election.

Oren Samet

Lower Mekong fisheries are estimated to be worth $17 billion.

Environment

Big Dams Have Big Drawbacks

While cleaner than fossil fuels, large-scale hydropower dams come with steep social and environmental costs of their own.

Kate Wheeling

Angelina Jolie speaks as her children and actors of her new film stand on a stage during the premiere of First They Killed My Father at the Elephant Terrace inside the Angkor park in Siem Reap on February 18th, 2017.

Social Justice

Watching Angelina Jolie’s New Cambodian Film in Cambodia

Last February, survivors of the Khmer Rouge regime and their children gathered to relive a traumatic chapter in their country's history.

Audrey Wilson

A forest along the Prek Piphot River. Dam building and illegal logging along Cambodia's major rivers are creating a serious conservation crisis for ecosystems and riverside communities. Loss of U.S. aid will only worsen these problems.

Environment

Trump’s Potential Cuts to USAID Could Put Cambodia’s Environment on the Chopping Block

Though Southeast Asia doesn't top the president's agenda, his proposed foreign aid cuts and isolationism could have lasting negative effects on Cambodia's environment.

Logan Connor