HANOI -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen appears to be bending to European Union criticism over his human rights record, freeing dozens of opposition activists from jail to save an important trade agreement with the bloc.
Roughly 30 already have been released, local media reported. About 70 activists were detained over the past several months on suspicion of planning a coup and other charges. Hun Sen on Thursday said these individuals were tricked by Sam Rainsy, an opposition icon who had planned to return home from self-exile for Cambodia's Independence Day on Nov. 9.
