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April 12, 2018

Three Vietnamese Activists Imprisoned on Thursday amid Increasing Crackdown on Local Dissent

by • Nguyen Viet Dung, Tran Thi Xuan, Vu Van Hung (Vu Hung)

Defend the Defenders, April 12, 2018 Three activists were convicted in separate trials on Thursday in Vietnam amid ongoing intensified crackdown of the communist government on local dissent. In the first-instance hearing of former prisoner of conscience Nguyen Viet Dung which last only three hours in the central province of Nghe An, the founder and […]

October 19, 2017

Vietnam protester arrested for ‘attempt to overthrow state’

by • [Human Rights], Tran Thi Xuan

AFP, October 18, 2017 A Vietnamese activist who had protested mass fish deaths caused by a toxic dump has been arrested for allegedly attempting to overthrow the state, according to her family and an official report Wednesday. Her arrest comes as the communist nation is accused of waging a crackdown against dissidents, with more than […]

October 19, 2017

Việt Nam bắt nhà hoạt động Trần Thị Xuân, triệu tập nhiều người khác

by • Tran Thi Xuan

VOA, 18-10-2017 Chính quyền Việt Nam hôm 17/10 đã bắt giam nhà tranh đấu Trần Thị Xuân, 41 tuổi, thành viên của Hội Anh em Dân chủ tại Hà Tĩnh, theo tin từ gia đình. Vào cuối ngày 18/10, ông Trần Quyết Tiến, anh của bà Xuân cho VOA biết gia đình vẫn chưa nhận […]

October 18, 2017

Vietnam Arrests Female Activist, Accusing Her of Subversion

by • [Human Rights], Tran Thi Xuan

By Defend the Defenders, October 18, 2017 Authorities in Vietnam’s central province of Ha Tinh have arrested a local female activist namely Tran Thi Xuan, accusing her of “carrying out activities aiming to overthrow the government” under Article 79 of the country’s 1999 Penal Code. Ms. Xuan, 41, will be held incommunicado for at least […]