June 30, 2019
Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly Report for June 17-30, 2019: Communist Regime Intensifies Crackdown Ahead of Signing Two Economic Deals with EU
Defend the Defenders | June 30, 2019 Vietnam’s communist regime is intensifying its persecution against the country’s dissent ahead of signing the European Union–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU–Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) scheduled on June 30, imprisoning five activists with a total 50 years in jail and 17 years of […]
July 3, 2019
Well-known Vietnamese Human Rights Lawyer Probed for Involvement in Tax Evasion Case
by Nhan Quyen • Tran Vu Hai
Defend the Defenders, June 3, 2019 On July 2, authorities in Vietnam’s central province of Khanh Hoa issued a decision to investigate prominent human rights lawyer Tran Vu Hai and his wife Ngo Tuyet Phuong for their involvement in a tax evasion case three years ago. According to the state media, the Investigation Agency under […]