Bou Meng, Rare Survivor of Khmer Rouge Torture House, Dies at 85
Steady3 outlets reported this in 3 reports over 3 days
Sat, 15 August 2026Mon, 17 August 2026
What it is about
Bou MengKhmer RougeTuol SlengChi MinhPol PotHo Chi MinhVann NathChum MeyYouk ChhangTuol Sleng Genocide MuseumDocumentation Centre Of CambodiaAssociated PressSecurity CentreAustralian AssociatedAmericanCambodianPhnom Penh, (Cb11), CambodiaChinaVietnamAustralian
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
NYT World
singletonargus.com.au
Libération (France)
15 Aug, 21:12over 38 hours17 Aug, 10:44
How it spread - 3 original reports
Sat, 15 August 2026
1 report- NYT World21:12first to report
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.
Sun, 16 August 2026
1 report- singletonargus.com.au14:34
Cambodian artist Bou Meng, one of only seven people known to have survived a notorious Khmer Rouge torture...
Mon, 17 August 2026
1 report- Libération (France)10:44
Décédé à l’âge de 85 ans, Bou Meng avait dû sa survie à ses talents de peintre dans l’ex-centre de torture et d’exécution du PCK. Avant de devenir un témoin clé dans le procès contre Duch, l’ex-directeur du pénitencier.