October 5, 2018
Second Member of Hiến Pháp Group Charged with “Disruption of Security,” Facing Severe Sentence
Defend the Defenders, October 5, 2018 Authorities in Vietnam’s southern economic hub Ho Chi Minh City have charged Mr. Ho Dinh Cuong (Facebooker Văn Cương Hồ), a member of the unsanctioned group Hiến Pháp (Constitution) with “disruption of security” under Article 118 of the country’s 2015 Penal Code, his family has informed Defend the […]
October 5, 2018
Viet Nam: Relentless crackdown on freedom of speech as five more jailed
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Amnesty International, October 5, 2018 Responding to the prison sentences of between eight and 15 years handed to five peaceful protestors by the People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City today, Minar Pimple, Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Global Operations, said: “Luu Van Vinh is a construction worker and member of a small group interested […]