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news Photo restorer who added smiles to Cambodian genocide victims violated the law, gov’t says © Hong Kong Free Press Cambodia’s Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has said that an Ireland-based photo restoration artist broke the country’s archive law after he digitally colourised and added smiles to images of genocide victims. VICE News has removed an article showcasing Matt Loughrey’s work, whilst a petition demanding an apology gained traction on Sunday evening. © Hong Kong Free Press Photo: HKFP. Between 1.5 to 2 million people were tortured and killed by the Khmer Rouge reg...

The photos of Khmer Rouge ‘killing fields’ victims with added smiles were an insult to the dead, Cambodia says.

Framing the Khmer Rouge Cambodia has long been presented to the world through the viewfinders of foreign photographers – but that’s slowly starting to change. By January 28, 2021 A worker is silhouetted as he pulls his fishing net at the flooded land following recent rain in Chres village on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, September 1, 2020. Credit: AP Photo/Heng Sinith Advertisement In Cambodia, the Khmer Rouge have left deep and lasting scars on the land, the people, and the culture. The ultra-communist government killed nearly 2 million people between ...