On the Run after Hun Sen's Cambodian Coup

Run for Your Life (1997): A historic report filmed during CPP party leader Hun Sen's takeover of Cambodia.
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Our camera follows officials of Prince Ranariddh's Funcinpec party as they are secretly smuggled out of the country. After a dash to the airport by car, Funcinpec Head of Security Hong Dar waits nervously as his false papers are checked by airport officials. Like many others denied assistance by foreign embassies in Cambodia's latest crisis, this is his only way out, convinced he'll be tortured and assassinated if he stays. Another fleeing Funcinpec official, his face disguised, tells how Hun Sen's soldiers came to his house and shot his wife. He too is smuggled out the same way. Surrounded by security guards, Hun Sen states he has "no regrets" in using force to oust rival Prince Ranariddh. Press reporters asking unpalatable questions are quickly shoved out of the crowd. Senior Funcinpec member Ung Huot admits Hun Sen approved his appointment as new First Premier. He promises free elections despite suspicions he's merely a puppet of the CPP. Can Kim lost two children when a shell hit her home. Her youngest child, still wounded, strokes her mother's face as she weeps. Human Rights Lawyer Brad Adams says Funcinpec fears are well founded.
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[@person.X.]

I was in Phnom Penh during this coup. Very frightening as we didn't know what was going on or how it would end. I remember the airport. I could have been evacuated but managed to get a Vietnam Airlines flight to HCMC instead. Tragic to think that Hun Sen is still in power.

[@Vietnamemperor12346]

Cambodia you will get better and better its takes time for a country that have been through so much to recover but you can do it. Vietnam is recovering from the war and we expected to be developed by 2050 and you might get better.

[@camae62]

Thank you my friend thai1959, we cambodians need people like you that have a lot of compassion. May peace on earth and may peace with khmer people always.

[@noisyboyuk]

Where are the subtitles?

[@simplenametag]

Funny how their "new reality" didn't turn out so bad!

[@Xandermorph]

I love Journeyman Pictures' work but they really need to learn to exercise some CONSISTENCY WITH THEIR SUBTITLES. As in HAVE SOME. I don't speak ANY Mon-Khmer language.

[@yethchhay3509]

I want to congradulate Jouneyman TV for excellent reporting. Not many foreing reporting get it right about the situation in Cambodian. The translation is excellent and it is from the mouth of Cambodian people.

[@dylanmckeon6897]

A very risky but fulfilling documentary about the war crimes that continues in Cambodia today....

[@Jackerlernychannel]

I heard Hun Sen have a heart attack or stroke yesterday and he died in Singapore hospital.

[@Mearyeaurng]

my goodness!

[@JessicaSnipe]

wow that very sad country now, I wish my relative save from this danerous zone, Thanks you

[@actwealthy]

God bless the people of Cambodia with Divine Protection. God, bless the people of Cambodia with love, joy, and peace. God, bless Cambodia with right leaders. God, bless the Cambodia people with goodness. God, bless the nation of Cambodia with Divine Favor with neighboring nations. Let the word of God have free course among the Cambodian People.

[@jimw4337]

little let for gods help,y didn't god help wen millions where being murder,he sat back and did nothing....

[@MousyLoCC]

:( my ppl in the struggles and i speak for all ppl around the world also when will the suffering stop in the name of the lord

[@KhmerTruth]

In this footage, they forget a couple of things. The men that were fighting for Fubcipec are Khmer Rouge who were smuggled from Pai Len. Also, the types of weapons CPP and Funcipec had. CPP uses the weapons that everyone has. Funcipec on the other hand had advanced weapons imported from Overseas. Funcipec was prepping themselves militarily for this event way before. If anyone was caught of guard would be the CPP not Funcipec.

[@KhmerShadow]

My dad told me that they were given a pile of poles and some tarp and were told to build their own shelters, the Red Cross provided food, and the Thais just told them where they could camp and where they couldn't, if they wandered off too far the Thais would drag them back to the camp and beat them.

[@pidor1306]

when he said We can not please you... i please my people. at 4:34, He mean i please my own group, DONT BE FOOL

[@kirinheng1153]

Do you ever wonder about Khmer's politic in Cambodia? I don't understand why Cambodia could not end their grief despite abundant of help from everywhere of the world. Now I know some of the problems to why people cannot shrug off these problems.

[@Shyavampire]

sad , hurt and seem never end there's nothing to be heal..... cambodia gone forever only memories is remain in our heart.

[@slovakmath]

4:27 ummmmm...why dont they tell us what the PM says? is it possible that it would make the argument made by this film look weak perhaps?

[@camae62]

You right on the bulls eye THAI1959, I lived through out all those wars, in the 70's i also lived under B.52 bombartment , it was constanly bombing day and night with also the goverment air force, the topest one was during the K.R. eara. I been through all kind of shit, unimaginable campare to you guys in the west, and so was the rest us camobdians. We , khmer been suffer beyond belive, the ameicans were part to blame. Now under this greed corrupted government, people still suffering.

[@holamellamoeric]

I was in the 1997-1998 war no joke. My dad worked around the world so I've been around Asia. I was only 2-3 and i dont remember a thing but my sister did and we were rushed in a Jet to a near by airport.

[@kambodiaboz]

For the foreigners are totally fine. They only punish the native people we are against the government... Is like they treat the outsiders like royalty and treat the house hold people like shit. You'll be just fine, don't worry. Have a great trip.

[@mariekatherine5238]

This country is in constant turmoil.

[@MrLovekhmer4ever]

02.16 :(( so sad

[@3ChZer0]

This is a war crime

[@hunterdownn]

the man has a spine to change things.

[@dyivbarrott]

I RATHER LIVED UNDER HUN SEN , RULES THAN THE MURDERERS KHMER ROUGE. MAYBE THOSE PEOPLE SHOULD GO BACK AND LIVED UNDER KHMER ROUGE.

[@DizLiKhmerKid]

Hun Sen :: 6 letter name, nerdy looking, kinda short, old man Pol Pot :: 6 letter name, nerdy looking, kinda short, old man

[@derrickkhut9516]

This is hard breaking. Hun Sen is still Khmer people in Phnom Penh..

[@johnnijjsu]

Your dad was so lucky to be in Thailand. Thailand was very poor at the time, so we could not help more but give a land.

[@CityOfKhmerGodKings]

@510raskal Funan and Chenla were Khmer. They were just called differently by the Chinese. The first Funan Khmer King was Kaudinya Varman and the last Khmer King is King Sihanouk Varman and the King is 90 years today living in the royal palace in Phnom Penh City. We don't use other people name if we don't belong to.

[@sum291]

he not stupid he just do what he doesn't know only and he use his power in the wrong way. how ever his time will come

[@10000dc]

i was 5 when this happened, my house was a hot spot too.

[@pituq129]

Sihanouk had no place for voting. He ran out of Cambodia and joined pol pot I think. He had no use.

[@simpsonhenry7289]

The only difference between Hun Sen and Rannaridh, is that HS has more guns.

[@roxyosox122]

the Cambodians need help. Thailand and Cambodia make peace and become brotherly neighbors.

[@CityOfKhmerGodKings]

@Cougman1978 Don't be jealous of Khmer people if many tourists keep going to Cambodia. Since you like to compare Cambodia to Viet and Thai you may to look at Viet problem with China right now and Thai facing the car bombs everyday in south while tourists keep flooding in Cambodia.

[@bunhab6986]

អាណិតទឹកដីខ្មែរមួយនេះណាស់🇰🇭😰

[@limingbormey]

I'm feel sorry for ur son... :(

[@CityOfKhmerGodKings]

@Cougman1978 We might losing land to Viet and Thai but we never lost our Khmer pride for helping Viet and Thai from the MOngol killing. Today our Khmer civilization is still alive in Vietnam, Thailand and in Laos that no one can't ignore. Our Cambodia Kings never go invading anyone like the Thai Kings invading Cambodia and copied Cambodia Angkor Wat, copied Cambodia Preah Vihear and copied Cambodia numbers.

[@KhmerNews2day]

2020

[@myagent21]

Please provide English caption when Khmer being spoken.

[@LMAO4real]

why hasn't any one try to assignate hun sen yet?

[@jimw4337]

Khmer Rouge will be coming to your door

[@LMAO4real]

@@jimw4337 shut up

[@RedGunBullets]

cambodia, laos and vietnam are one of the fastest devoloping nations in asia and in the world

[@HDTRphy]

Not really japan is

[@HDTRphy]

I wouldn’t say cambodia and vietnam are the fast development country in asia

[@camae62]

Yes, but s. 21 only a small part of the killing.There were killng fields all over the country side. During K.R. time there were skulls and bones , teeth...etc. everywhere, from time to time they round up hundreds and hundreds of people and executed in the remode area , some time anywhere it didn't matter to them . They like to kill for sport, they got addicted after the first. It was horrible. Thank you for sharing your grief with us, I really appreciated Thai1959, and welcome to cambodia.

[@oualakov]

i was there when all this crazy things were happening i remembered tanks and soldiers carries ak-47 rocket walk in front of my house its chaos.

[@lehungsouthbay]

that why cambodia still facing hunger and chaos ,dont you agree????

[@KhmerShadow]

Thai people didn't create refugee camps, Cambodians did, all Thais did was say where they could stay and where they couldn't.

[@Felm998]

Always complain that's why

[@jojophai]

use the force

[@RobDaFob]

this shit's fuckin sad as hell. I just burst into tears when i saw that child wipe his mother's tears off her face.

[@myagent21]

The CPP committed terrorist act against the Cambodians.

[@Suite_annamite]

Laos is not growing at all, and has always been stagnant.

[@mrrrith7473]

😭😭

[@MrSuperjo19]

why? so you can be fat and wealthy while you look at other countries in dificulty and say i'm glad to be who I am, and yet do NOTHING to help any one in need? Well that's the image you give! :/

[@KhmerTruth]

1) I don't have "skirt" in my handle name lol. 2) Only quitters commit suicide. I've been through my emotional states and what I've learned is that the world is a harsh place, no matter where you live. So I learned to just don't give a shit about anything too much. Take things as they come. It's when people think too much and worry too much, that the problems become bigger in itself. Know that life is full of problems so instead of worrying about them, just deal with them and live on.

[@tepchea9785]

Brady Respond To Hun Sen About Hun Maneth DNA Test - Khmer News Collection.

[@kitamor7675]

Good job hun sen !

[@yethchhay3509]

Stop refer to Hun Sen as King. He is not a king.

[@camae62]

Hun Sen is a hot headed prime minister by electing himself throught a barrel of guns.

[@CityOfKhmerGodKings]

@KensaiZen Angkor was a capital not a country. Chenla was a country and it was a Chinese word not a Khmer word. We are Khmer since the 1st century and today the letters KH standing for our Khmer ID for over 2000 years and we never changed our Khmer ID even we had the bad, the good and the ugly in our history. You twist your tongue without bone without proof like you changed your ID and you go telling everyone that you are great but if you are great you don't change your ID unless you so ugly.

[@linh1988]

i still remember that day lol.

[@CityOfKhmerGodKings]

@StupidDudeedee Where is the French now in Cambodia? But in Thailand we see a lot of foreign graves and those foreign graves occupied Thailand looks like Thailand has been the foreign graves colony permanently. You can thank to Ahbishit who made Hun Sen to become more popular.

[@kruat43]

be nice to have some fucking sub-titles!

[@Xandermorph]

I'm sorry, but there's just no excuse for this. I've watched many JP videos with the same problem - 30 to 50% of the interviews are conducted in the native language and nobody here has any idea what they're saying! At least that's what I'd assume, unless everyone watching this is a linguistics-master...

[@JustinNgim]

វិវរណៈ ៦: ១៥-១៦ បន្ទាប់មកស្តេចលើផែនដីព្រះអង្គម្ចាស់ពួកមេទ័ពពួកអ្នកមានអ្នកខ្លាំងពូកែនិងអ្នកដទៃទៀតទាំងទាសករនិងសេរីភាពបាននាំគ្នាពួននៅតាមរូងភ្នំនិងក្នុងចំណោមថ្មភ្នំ។ ពួកគេបានស្រែកទៅភ្នំនិងថ្មថា៖ «សូមដួលមកលើយើងខ្ញុំសូមលាក់យើងពីព្រះភ័ក្ត្ររបស់ព្រះអង្គដែលគង់នៅលើបល្ល័ង្កនិងពីព្រះពិរោធរបស់កូនចៀម។

[@camae62]

You're right! kkcxox.

[@KhmerTruth]

fyi, I didn't even bother to read what you wrote lol. Go ahead and write your life away. I won't even waste my time reading what you have to say lol. How you like it? haha

[@Vietnamemperor12346]

well vietnam is communist and we had leader which the viet citizens are not satisfy with either. Even when we are in a global recession now everyone nation is struggling so thats why we need to work together to go through these tough time. Each country depend on each other just like domino if one is down then it will nock out the rest.

[@KhmerTruth]

"Thousand more stayed behind for Cambodia's new reality." It's 2008. Growing GDP. The increase of foreign business. Cambodia is moving forward everyday since then. What was the country like under Ranarrith's rule? simple word: the wild wild west of the East. Under Hun Sen, stability, economic growth, etc... Of course there is still corruption but it has become lesser and definitely way less than under Ranarridth.

[@zeetran]

wat do u mean?? isn't pol pot chinese cambodians?

[@Cougman1978]

@Cougman1978 it would be best for khmer lost all their territory to enemies and they get rid of hinduism idolitories, so that new born children will learn the truth. they can't education them literatery that made them believe and pray false idols. you can't stop people from learning the truth. literatures are not bad nor the tournists, they are just entertainments and explores. I know you will always look something to alarm against me like my family. I ain.t an idolitory worship at this point.

[@gangvn123]

i love hun sen so much!! he's my idol

[@TYTY-tw8of]

Quang Phan u fool

[@momIloveyouful]

The world know about our culture, history, our heritage already. So no need to talk with those Siam guy for what! They are Siam nationalize with dirty mouth without education only. People that have education not talk swearing or look down other people like they did in KZbin. True still true, gold never afraid fire.

[@tonggameing5914]

❤❤❤🎉

[@zeetran]

what??? stop the lie! china back pol pot. know the fact before u speak

[@dragonfly1414]

Pol pot happen to be khmer

[@jetgeo4]

hahaha that's hilarious, too funny

[@user-js2nk1fn2d]

លោក​បន្ត​ទៀត​ថា​ការ​នាំ​ចេញ​ទៅ​ក្រៅ​ផ្ទះ​និង​ចាញ់​បោក​ក្បាល​ស្លាប់​ភ្លាម​មួយ​ដែល​អាច​ធ្វើ​ឱ្យ​មាន​គ្រោះ​ថ្នាក់​នេះ​

[@user-js2nk1fn2d]

លោក​បាន​បញ្ជាក់​ពី​មូលហេតុ​ដែល​នាំ​ឲ្យ​មានការ​ភ្ញាក់​ផ្អើល​យ៉ាង​ខ្លាំង​ចំពោះ​បញ្ហា​នេះ​លោក​បាន​បញ្ជាក់​ពី​មូលហេតុ​ដែល​នាំ​ឲ្យ​មានការ​ភ្ញាក់​ផ្អើល​យ៉ាង​ខ្លាំង​ចំពោះ​បញ្ហា​ដែល​ត្រូវ​គេ​វាយ​តម្លៃ​ថា​លោក​មិន​អាច​ទទួល​យក​បាន​ឡើយ​ព្រោះ​វា​ជា​រឿង​មួយ​ដែល​អាច​ធ្វើ​ឱ្យ​មាន​គ្រោះ​ថ្នាក់​នេះ​កើតឡើង​កាល​ពី​ឆ្នាំ​មុន​1997

[@78.sonlisihour35]

2k2k :(

[@dalyhok]

Its ok you dont welcome us, but i dont get it y u hate us? Did we hurt you? Did we screw you from the back side? so what is't? You stole our writing, stole our lands.. and yet u still hate us? You just lucky u dont have war else u needs help just like us..

[@changmeng1487]

Traitor Hun Sen .

[@bongtakeo5737]

ទឹកចិត្តឪពុកម្ដាយគឺរបផបហ្នឹង ។

[@user-js2nk1fn2d]

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[@user-js2nk1fn2d]

សប្តាហ៍​ក្រោយ​ពី​មូលហេតុ​ដែល​បណ្តាល​មក​ពី​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​និង​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា​និង​ថៃ​បាន​និយាយ​នៅ​ក្នុង​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​ដែល​មាន​ការ​ភ្ញាក់​ផ្អើល​យ៉ាង​ខ្លាំង​ចំពោះ​បញ្ហា​នេះ​លោក​បាន​បញ្ជាក់​ពី​មូលហេតុ​ដែល​នាំ​ឲ្យ​មានការ​ផ្លាស់​ប្ដូរ​បទ​ល្មើស​សេដ្ឋ​ឲ្យដឹង​ថា​លោក​មិន​អាច​ទទួល​យក​បាន​ឡើយ​ព្រោះ​វា​ជា​រឿង​មួយ​ដែល​អាច​ធ្វើ​ឱ្យ​មាន​គ្រោះ​ថ្នាក់​នេះ​

[@user-js2nk1fn2d]

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[@MrDudeedee]

@Cougman1978 .... Hello and wake up Cougman look at your cambo and compare it with the rest of the world. LOL The only thing that make cambo win is becasue cambo use to be under french and they still want it so, just wait they will take over your economy but wait Hun already own most of it plus viet took most of the best location I saw your news. What should we do with those who using english or spanish should they also quite using it! U are so funny Cougman1978.

[@ssbb200]

no need to be racist!

[@user-js2nk1fn2d]

00000000000000

[@bongtakeo5737]

រឿងកូនលោកយាយដាច់ករសួរលោក ហ៊ុន សែន ទៅដឹងហើយ ។

[@nigelblaymires4668]

Another Dictator

[@CityOfKhmerGodKings]

@KnightxxArrow As long as people of Cambodia love their King Sihamoni, Hun Sen would have to do the same as people of Cambodia. If Hun Sen is 4th grader, he is still better than Thai PM Abhisit from UK learning Hun Sen Khmer number 4th grade so Thai PM from UK can read Hun Sen Khmer number on Thai currency.

[@tombrazy12hunnit]

YO homeboy what's your problem? Why u gots to be so racist?

[@beachwhale8958]

King will rule Cambodia

[@numthai68]

Yeah go Hun sen khmer rouge you the man.

[@harr7959]

SUBTITLE YOUR VIDEOS!!!!!

[@CityOfKhmerGodKings]

@Cougman1978 Thai changed their land name Thailand like England because Thai got ID crisis. Khmer are still Khmer for more than 2500 years and UNESCO gave Khmer credit for our Khmer creation across SEA. Angelina Jolie the most beautiful woman in the world just made a short film about Cambodia, you can crazy and jealous of Cambodia since Viet and Thai are having many problems.