May 30, 2014
Vietnamese Dissidents Who Backed Anti-China Protests Harassed in Prison
RFA | May 29, 2014 Citizen journalist Ta Phong Tan, a former policewoman who has received international awards for her work, is facing abuse from her fellow inmates, while fellow dissident Ngo Hao is suffering from ill treatment to the point that he is threatening suicide, their relatives said. Both were jailed after campaigning online […]
June 17, 2014
Political prisoners transferred away from family
by HR Defender • 17 Catholic youths, Huynh Ngoc Tuan, Le Quoc Quan, Nguyen Van Hai (Dieu Cay), Nguyen Xuan Nghia, Ta Phong Tan
VNRN | June 16, 2014 Prisoners of conscience in Vietnam have been transferred away from their families, a pattern that has come to the fore with the most recent move of Le Quoc Quan (Lê Quốc Quân) from Hanoi to Quang Nam province 760km (470 miles) away. The transfer of the lawyer and democracy activist occurred “at […]