PHNOM PENH: Ten female Cambodian land activists jailed over protests last year have been pardoned and released from prison, a rights group said, following an outcry over their arrests.
King Norodom Sihamoni granted a royal pardon to the activists – including a 75-year-old woman known locally as “Mommy” – who were released on Saturday, said Am Sam Ath of rights group Licadho, which provided legal assistance to the women.
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