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Cambodia to Free More Than 70 Opposition Activists on Bail

Reuters

   PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered the
   release on bail of more than 70 opposition activists arrested in recent
   weeks and accused of plotting to overthrow the government, he said
   Thursday.

   Hun Sen, who has ruled Cambodia for more than 34 years, has been under
   increasing international pressure to improve his human rights record,
   with the European Union threatening towithdrawimportant trade benefits.

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