Nguyen Ngoc Anh (Ben Tre)

Defend the Defenders, November 7, 2019   On November 7, the Higher People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh City rejected the appeal of human rights defender and environmentalist Nguyen Ngoc Anh, sending him back to prison in the hearing failed to meet the international standards for a fair trial. Mr. Anh, 39, will have to […]

  Defend the Defenders, October 21, 2019 Jailed pro-democracy activist Nguyen Ngoc Anh, who has been convicted of “conducting anti-state propaganda” under Article 117 of the Criminal Code, will go appeal on November 7, according to his lawyer Dang Dinh Manh. According to the Saigon-based attorney, the appeal will be carried out by the Higher […]

  Defend the Defenders, October 11, 2019   Jailed pro-democracy activist Nguyen Ngoc Anh, who is waiting for his appeal after being convicted of “conducting anti-state propaganda” earlier this year, has been beaten by a criminal inmate who was likely acting on behalf of the authorities of Ben Tre province, Defend the Defenders has learned […]

Defend the Defenders, September 6, 2019   Jailed pro-democracy activist Nguyen Ngoc Anh, who was convicted of “conducting anti-state propaganda” in June, is under death threat while being held in a temporary detention center under the Police Department of Ben Tre province, his wife has informed Defend the Defenders. During a regular meeting with his […]

Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA), June 6, 2019   For Facebook posts on environment and democracy, Vietnamese activist Nguyen Ngoc Anh was sentenced to six years inprisontoday(June6). The decision was handed down by the People’s Court of Ben Tre province during the one-day trial. Mr.Anh, 39, was charged with a national security offense under Article […]

  Human Rights Watch, June 5, 2019   (New York) – An environmental activist faces a show trial for his Facebook posts, as part of Vietnam’s continuing attack on freedom of expression, Human Rights Watch said today. The Vietnamese government should immediately release the activist, Nguyen Ngoc Anh, and drop all charges against him. Nguyen […]

Defend the Defenders, May 28, 2019   Authorities in Vietnam’s southern province of Ben Tre will hold the first-instance hearing to try local democracy activist Nguyen Ngoc Anh on June 6, Defend the Defenders has learned. The trial, open for the public, will be carried out by the province’s People’s Court in its headquarters in […]