Cambodia Court Convicts, Releases Labor Activists

A Cambodian court has found 23 people guilty of violence during strikes by garment workers, but all were given suspended sentences and freed.   The Phnom Penh Municipal Court ruled Friday that the defendants, who have been detained since their arrests in January, had served enough time behind bars.   Human rights groups welcomed their release, but criticized their convictions. Rights groups had heavily condemned the arrests, saying the defendants were being tried in an attempt...

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