1/9A supporter walks in front of a row of motorized rickshaws covered with banners supporting the 23 defendants in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 30, 2014. (Robert Carmichael/VOA)
A Cambodian court convicted 23 garment workers and unionists who were arrested during violent protests in January - and then suspended their sentences and released them.
2/9Union leader Ath Thorn (left), of the independent C.CAWDU union, joins supporters to light incense ahead of the verdict in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 30, 2014. (Robert Carmichael/VOA)
A Cambodian court convicted 23 garment workers and unionists who were arrested during violent protests in January - and then suspended their sentences and released them.
3/9Anti-government protesters who had been in prison since their arrest in January wave from atop a truck during a rally in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 30, 2014.
A Cambodian court convicted 23 garment workers and unionists who were arrested during violent protests in January - and then suspended their sentences and released them.
4/9One of the 23 anti-government protesters who had been in prison since being arrested in January flashes a victory sign on his arrival at Phnom Penh Municipality Court, Cambodia, May 30, 2014.
A Cambodian court convicted 23 garment workers and unionists who were arrested during violent protests in January - and then suspended their sentences and released them.
5/9Supporters of the defendants protest with effigies symbolizing the judge and prosecutor, near Phnom Penh Municipality Court, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 30, 2014.
A Cambodian court convicted 23 garment workers and unionists who were arrested during violent protests in January - and then suspended their sentences and released them.
6/9A supporter places a poster calling for the release of the imprisoned activists in front of riot police officers standing guard at a congested street near Phnom Penh Municipality Court, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 30, 2014.
A Cambodian court convicted 23 garment workers and unionists who were arrested during violent protests in January - and then suspended their sentences and released them.
7/9Supporters gather in front of banners that read "Please provide justice to land activists of Boeung Kak" at a congested street near Phnom Penh Municipality Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 30, 2014.
A Cambodian court convicted 23 garment workers and unionists who were arrested during violent protests in January - and then suspended their sentences and released them.
8/9Cambodian riot police officers prepare for guard duty in front of Phnom Penh Municipality Court, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 30, 2014.
A Cambodian court convicted 23 garment workers and unionists who were arrested during violent protests in January - and then suspended their sentences and released them.
9/9A riot police officer stands guard near Phnom Penh Municipality Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 30, 2014.
A Cambodian court convicted 23 garment workers and unionists who were arrested during violent protests in January - and then suspended their sentences and released them.
