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Dinh Tat Thang

April 5, 2016

Vietnam: 7 Convicted in One Week

by • Dinh Tat Thang, Ngo Thi Minh Uoc, Nguyen Dinh Ngoc (Nguyen Ngoc Gia), Nguyen Huu Vinh (Anh Ba Sam), Nguyen Thi Be Hai, Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy, Nguyen Thi Tri

HRW | Apr 04, 2016 (Bangkok) – The Vietnam government should immediately free prominent bloggers and activists imprisoned for exercising their rights, Human Rights Watch said today. During the last week of March 2016, Vietnam convicted seven bloggers and rights activists and sentenced them to prison. “Vietnam has been on a tear over the past week, convicting […]

March 26, 2016

Vietnam Corruption Fighter Imprisoned Over Seven Months, Second Sentence against Him Within 9 Years

by • [Human Rights], Dinh Tat Thang

  By Vu Quoc Ngu, March 25, 2016 The People’s Court in Vietnam’s central province of Thanh Hoa on March 24 sentenced 73-year-old corruption fighter Dinh Tat Thang to seven months and 11 days on charge of “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, the legitimate rights and interests of organizations […]

January 16, 2016

Vietnamese Political Dissident Reportedly Forced to Make False Statements During Detention

by • [Human Rights], Dinh Tat Thang

by Vu Quoc Ngu, Jan 16, 2015 Investigating police officers in Vietnam’s central province of Thanh Hoa have tried to force local dissident Dinh Tat Thang, who is in detention from August last year, to confess that his denunciations against state officials are wrong, his son told local media. Mr. Dinh Van Tuan said he […]

August 15, 2015

Thanh Hoa Police Arrest Anti-corruption Activist, Charging Him with Democratic Freedom Abuse

by • [Human Rights], Dinh Tat Thang

By Vu Quoc Ngu, Aug 15, 2015 Authorities in Vietnam’s central province of Thanh Hoa on Aug 15 detained a local resident, charging with accusation of “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and/or citizens” under Article 258 of the country’s Penal Code. Mr. […]