February 23, 2019
Vietnamese Businessman Prosecuted for “Conducting Anti-state Propaganda” Charge
Defend the Defenders, February 23, 2019 Authorities in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Ngai have arrested local businessman Huynh Dac Tuy and charged him with “Making, storing, spreading information, materials, items for the purpose of opposing the State of Socialist Republic of Vietnam” under Article 117 of the 2015 Penal Code. According to the state […]
February 24, 2019
Union Activist Nguyen Hoang Quoc Hung Completes His 9-year Sentence
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Defend the Defenders, February 24, 2019 Co-founder and President of the unregistered group Viet Labor Movement Nguyen Hoang Quoc Hung was released today after completing his nine-year sentence, Defend the Defenders has learned. Mr. Hung, 38, returned to his parent’s house on February 24 from Xuyen Moc Prison camp in the southern province of Ba […]