March 21, 2017
Vietnamese Catholic Blogger Facing Ill Treatment in PrisonVietnamese Catholic Blogger Facing Ill Treatment in Prison
Church Militant, March 20, 2017 A Vietnamese Catholic blogger, arrested on phony charges, is being mistreated in prison. In 2011, Nguyễn Đặng Minh Mân spoke out on her blog against Chinese imperialist policy. In July of that year, Minh was arrested for her freelance journalism. After 18 months in pre-trial detention, she was convicted by […]
March 21, 2017
Vietnam Priest Dismisses Claims Formosa Activists Sparked Violence
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2017 A Catholic priest in Vietnam on Monday dismissed official claims that activists instigated a violent confrontation with local authorities during a February protest over the government’s handling of a toxic waste spill off the country’s central coast. Dang Huu Nam of the Phu Yen parish, under central Vietnam’s Roman […]