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.
Cambodia Court Convicts, then Releases Labor Activists
![Supporters of the defendants protest with effigies symbolizing the judge and prosecutor, near Phnom Penh Municipality Court, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 30, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e642de27-ce0b-49bc-ad2c-277c78fd2b77_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Supporters of the defendants protest with effigies symbolizing the judge and prosecutor, near Phnom Penh Municipality Court, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 30, 2014.
![A 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.](https://gdb.voanews.com/34d674fb-e1da-4a89-87ce-d59842f22842_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A 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.
![Supporters 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.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8ad89618-b054-4d8e-af79-c5456a296283_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Supporters 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.
![Cambodian riot police officers prepare for guard duty in front of Phnom Penh Municipality Court, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 30, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/67daf3ef-ffc6-4f5f-8d99-557776777eba_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Cambodian riot police officers prepare for guard duty in front of Phnom Penh Municipality Court, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 30, 2014.