Trial of 23 Cambodian Labor Activists Opens

Demonstrators and police clashed Friday outside the Phnom Penh Municipal Court building, where 23 labor activists were brought for trial following their arrests in January. The activists were brought into the court in handcuffs, then split into three rooms, where they faced judges on charges related to incitement of violence in the protests. Authorities have detained 21 of the activists since their arrests. Two others, released on bail, were also brought to trial Friday. ...

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