November 1, 2017
Labor Activist Hoang Duc Binh to Be Prosecuted for Democracy Abuse, Heavy Sentence Expected
by Defend the Defenders, November 01, 2017 The Investigation Agency under the Nghe An province Department of Public Security has advised the local People’s Procuracy to prosecute human rights activist Hoang Duc Binh on allegation of “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the state, the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and/or […]
November 1, 2017
Pro-government Thugs Attack Activists after Commemoration of Late Vietnamese Anti-communist President
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Huyen Trang
By Defend the Defenders, November 1, 2017 On November 1, pro-government thugs assaulted activists after they had participated in a commemoration of Ngo Dinh Diem, the late president of the Vietnam Republic who was killed in a military coup in 1963. Around 300 activists gathered in the Lai Thieu cemetery in the former capital city […]