November 29, 2012
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER, ENEMY OF THE STATE
In Vietnam, all it takes to be defined as an enemy of the government is to raise human rights issues or speak out about politics. Espousing an alternative to the Communist Party’s social vision is to stand against the state. Those who defend freedom risk losing it. In an article of 10 March of last […]
January 10, 2013
Amnesty International: Press releases
by Defend the Defenders • 17 Catholic youths, Cu Huy Ha Vu
9 January 2013 Viet Nam: Release 13 activists jailed on baseless charges, stop crackdown on dissidents The conviction and heavy sentencing of 13 peaceful Catholic activists in Viet Nam today flies in the face of justice and is part of an escalating government crackdown on freedom of expression, Amnesty International said.