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POPS Cambodian 'Killing Fields' journalist dies Schanberg described Dith's ordeal and salvation in a 1980 magazine article titled "The Death and Life of Dith Pran". Schanberg's reporting from Phnom Penh had earned him a Pulitzer Prize in 1976. Later a book, the magazine article became the basis for The Killing Fields, the highly successful 1984 British film starring Sam Waterston as the Times correspondent and Haing S. Ngor, another Cambodian escapee from the Khmer Rouge, as Dith Pran. The film won three Oscars, including the best supporting actor award to Ngor. Ngor, a physician, was shot to death in 1996 during a robbery outside his Los Angeles home
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POPSChina's 30,000 Censors Face an Uphill Battle The Washington Post has a page one article today about the Chinese government’s ongoing efforts to snuff out information critical of the regime. Penned by Edward Cody, the piece offers insight into the fine tooth comb officials apply to all electronic communications — Internet and cell phones, two modes of communication that are increasingly uncontrollable challenges to the ruling party’s iron-fisted policies.
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POPSChild Marriage A very good resource on the worldwide prevalence of child marriage. Source also has a section containing stories of young girls who went through this....
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POPS 'Honour' killing of teen spurs outcry in Syria The family then asked one of Zahra's cousins to marry her, which according to tradition would restore honour to the family. Her family and the family of her soon-to-be-husband all came to the shelter to formalise her marriage, and her father signed a sworn statement guaranteeing that neither he nor anyone in the family would harm Zahra. Zahra moved into her new husband's home in Damascus. But one month later, her brother came to visit. On the morning of his third day with them, when Zahra's husband went to work and Zahra slept in, Fayez stabbed his sister to death.
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