November 4, 2012
VNHRN Strongly Condemns the Sentencing of Two Songwriters Viet Khang and Tran Vu Anh Binh
On 10/30/2012, two songwriters, Vo Minh Tri (aka Viet Khang) and Tran Vu Anh Binh (aka Hoang Nhat Thong) were tried and sentenced to four and six years in prison respectively. Both were convicted under Article 88 of the Vietnamese Criminal Code for “conducting propaganda against the state.” Their crimes, in the words of the […]
November 4, 2012
Imprisonment of musicians a new low for freedom of expression
by Defend the Defenders • Tran Vu Anh Binh (Hoang Nhat Thong), Viet Khang (Vo Minh Tri)
Paris-Bangkok, 2 November 2012. The trial and harsh sentencing of two musicians on charges of “anti-State propaganda” under Article 88 of the Penal Code is the latest example of Vietnam’s escalating assault on freedom of expression and its blatant violation of international human rights law, said the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its […]