October 10, 2018
Vietnam Arrests 9th Member of Unsanctioned Hiến Pháp Group amid Intensified Crackdown
Defend the Defenders, October 10, 2018 Security forces in Vietnam’s southern city of Can Tho have detained Le Minh The, a member of the unsanctioned group Hiến Pháp (Constitution) in effort to intensify crackdown on local dissent, Defend the Defenders has learned. According to a member of the group who is hiding to avoid […]
February 23, 2023
Vietnam arrests Facebook user for allegedly posting “illegal content”
by Defend the Defenders • Le Minh The
RFA: Authorities in Vietnam arrested activist Le Minh The for allegedly posting “illegal content” on his Facebook page, in violation of a vaguely worded law routinely used to suppress independent bloggers and journalists. The was charged with “abusing the rights to freedom and democracy to violate the State’s interests and legitimate rights and interests of […]