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15 August 2026

Bou Meng, Rare Survivor of Khmer Rouge Torture House, Dies at 85

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Bou Meng, Rare Survivor of Khmer Rouge Torture House, Dies at 85

Saved by his ability to paint, he was one of only a handful of prisoners to make it out of the brutal prison Tuol Sleng.

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