Cambodia: Exile for life (Swiss Press Audio 2026, by Pierre Jenny) - Swiss Press Award

Histoire vivante, Cambodge, de la colonisation aux Khmers rouges (5/5) : L'exil pour la vie

Pierre Jenny

The liberation of Phnom Penh on January 7, 1979, marked the end of the Khmer Rouge regime, after four years of terror and 1.8 million deaths. Fourteen-year-old Su Chenda, a former child soldier, went into exile in Switzerland. Proeu Un Mao was only six years old when she arrived in Fribourg. The testimonies of these two women offer a personal perspective on exile and the relationship they forged with Switzerland.