31 July 1977

July 20, 1977: “The Khmer Rouge gave us sex”, says a Cambodian refugee to Paul Vogle of @UPI.

“Every few weeks they let us line up outside the biggest house in Pailin. There were a couple of dozen girls and women there to take care of us. It was all free.” https://t.co/d9o71BKqce

July 20, 1977: “We know nothing about Angkar, “the organisation”, except that it puts us to work 15 hours a day”, say escapees from Cambodia to Bangkok Post. They also highlight the impact of communal kitchens: without personal rations, escaping is even more difficult. https://t.co/NXupwHjRiO

July 20, 1977: A Thai border patrol unit stumbles into a big detachment of about 200 Khmer Rouge near the Ban Noi border village, leading to an almost day-long battle, killing 17 Thai and 46 Khmer Rouge soldiers. https://t.co/rxGjemNVL4