“I was one of only seven known adult survivors of the Khmer Rouge S-21 Tuol Sleng prison in Phnom Penh, where about 20,000 prisoners, mostly Cambodians, were sent for execution.”

សក្ខីកម្មរបស់ ជុំ ម៉ី
«ខ្ញុំជាជនពេញវ័យម្នាក់ក្នុងចំណោមអ្នករស់រានមានជីវិតពេញវ័យចំនួនប្រាំពីរនាក់នៃគុកទួលស្លែងរបស់ខ្មែរក្រហមនៅមន្ទីរ ស-២១ ក្នុងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ដែលមានអ្នកទោសប្រហែល ២០,០០០ នាក់ ដែលភាគច្រើនជាជនជាតិខ្មែរត្រូវបានបញ្ជូនទៅប្រហារជីវិត»។

Chum Mey is one of only seven known adult survivors of the Khmer Rouge imprisonment in the S-21 Tuol Sleng camp, where 20,000 prisoners, mostly Cambodians, were sent for execution. Formerly a motor mechanic working in Phnom Penh, he was taken to prison on 28 October 1978, accused of being a spy. Watch his story documented by Sao Sopheak.

The “Virtual Memorial” project (www.virtualmemorial.asia) provides an interactive online multi-media platform that educates future generations and memorializes the mass atrocities committed under Khmer Rouge ruling. The project provides Cambodian youth with access to video testimonials of Khmer Rouge survivors, as well as relevant documentaries, photos, paintings, and archival documents. This window into the past is vital in shaping the upcoming generations’ perceptions of historical events as well as their hopes for the future. Meta House, Cambodia’s first independent arts, media and communication center, is spearheading this project under the umbrella of the international NGO, Cambodian-German Cultural Organization (KDKG). “Virtual Memorial” was supported by the German “Institute for Foreign Relations” (Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen/IFA) through the ZIVIC fund (https://www.ifa.de/en/), from 2019-2021. #Virtualmemorial #Testimonial #Khmerrouge #Genocide #PolPot #Holocaust #Hunger #Communism #Torture #S21 #Toulsleng #Killingfields