August 30, 2014
Drop Arbitrary Charges Against Human Rights Activists
Force Change | 29/8/2014 Target: Truong Tan Sang, President of Vietnam Goal: Release three activists imprisoned under trumped-up charges Three Vietnamese activists are facing a possibility of seven years in prison after arbitrary traffic obstruction charges were laid against them. On their way to visit a former political prisoner, the three activists along with 18 others were […]
August 30, 2014
US Alarmed as Vietnam Jails Dissidents for Blocking Traffic
by Nhan Quyen • Bui Thi Minh Hang, Nguyen Thi Thuy Quynh, Nguyen Van Minh
Reuters | 28/8/2014 A court in southern Dong Thap province found them guilty of “causing public disorder” and handed out sentences of between two and three years, the latest sign of Vietnam’s zero-tolerance approach to dissent at a time when its communist rulers are seeking closer engagement with Western powers. Rights groups monitoring the one-day trial said the […]