April 15, 2014
Vietnam frees at least one more political activist
Reuters | Apr 14, 2014 Nguyen Tien Trung, a blogger, was released from a prison in southern Ho Chi Minh City at the weekend, his father said on Monday. Trung was convicted of subversion and news of his release was not made public. Nguyen Tu Tu described it as a positive move by the authorities and […]
April 15, 2014
Vietnam releases two high-profile dissidents in latest amnesty
by Nhan Quyen • Cu Huy Ha Vu, Nguyen Tien Trung
Scmp | 14 April, 2014 Vietnam has released two political activists, the latest high-profile dissidents to be freed as the communist nation comes under increasing international pressure over its human rights record. Blogger Nguyen Tien Trung told reporters that he and Vi Duc Hoi, a Communist Party official turned democracy campaigner, had been freed on Saturday. […]