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Defend the Defenders’ Latest Statistics: Vietnam Holds 258 Prisoners of Conscience - Defend the Defenders, Press Release, January 10, 2024 For immediate release According to Defend the Defenders’ statistics, as of December 31, 2023, Vietnam’s authoritarian regime is holding at least 258 prisoners of conscience in prisons or other forms of detention. The number includes activist Nguyen Thuy Hanh who is held for enforced psychological treatment after […] Vietnam Defend the Defenders’ Weekly Report for November 27- December 3, 2023: Comic artist Le Quoc Anh unseen after interrogating with police - Defend the Defenders | December 3, 2023 Comic artist Le Quoc Anh, 32 in Vietnam’s southern province of Tien Giang has disappeared since mid-April after being interrogated by the local police. According to his father, on April 7, he went to the local police for interrogation as request, and two days later, he went out […] Vietnam Defend the Defenders’ Weekly Report for June 19-25, 2023: DTD Joins with Nine Other International NGOs to Call on Vietnam to Release Hoang Thi Minh Hong and Other Environmental Activists - Defend the Defenders | June 25, 2023 On June 23, a coalition of ten international NGOs, including Defend the Defenders, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), International Commission of Jurist (CIJ), Front Line Defenders, and CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, issued a joint letter to urge Vietnam’s regime to stop the arbitrary […] Vietnam Defend the Defenders’ Weekly Report for June 5-11, 2023: Music lecturer Dang Dang Phuoc sentenced to eight years in prison for online posting - Defend the Defenders | June 11, 2023 On June 6, the People’s Court of Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Dak Lak convicted local music lecturer Dang Dang Phuoc of “conducting anti-state propaganda” under Article 117 of the country’s Criminal Code for his online posting with the content advocating for human rights and the country’s sovereignty […] Vietnam Defend the Defenders (DTD)’s Weekly Report for May 22-28, 2023: Activist Bui Tuan Lam Sentenced to 66 Months for Online Posts - Defend the Defenders | May 28, 2023 On May 25, the People’s Court of Da Nang held the first-instance hearing to try local activist and human rights defender Bui Tuan Lam (aka Peter Lam Bui) on the allegation of “conducting anti-state propaganda” under Clause 1, Article 117 of the Criminal Code. After nearly five hours, […] Vietnam Defend the Defenders’ Weekly Report for May 8-14, 2023: Activist Tran Bang Sentenced to 8 Years for Facebook Posting - Defend the Defenders | May 14, 2023 On December 12, the People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City carried out the first-instance hearing to try local activist and war veteran Tran Van Bang (or Tran Bang) of “conducting anti-state propaganda” under Article 117 of the country’s Criminal Code. The hearing lasted nearly four hours and […] Vietnam Defend the Defenders’ Weekly Report for April 24-30, 2023: Two Men Arrested for Allegation of “Abusing Democratic Freedom” - Defend the Defenders | Aprio 30, 2023 78-year-old Ta Mien Linh was charged with “Abusing democratic freedom” for helping land injustice victims On April 25, authorities in the northern province of Bac Giang arrested Mr. Ta Mien Linh, a 78-year-old resident of the southern city of Vung Tau city and charged with with “abusing democratic […] Vietnam Defend the Defenders’ Weekly Report for April 10-17, 2023: Blogger Nguyen Lan Thang Convicted, Blogger Duong Van Thai Goes Missing in Thailand - Defend the Defenders | April 17, 2023 On April 12, the People’s Court of Hanoi held a closed hearing to try local blogger and human rights defender Nguyen Lan Thang on allegation of “Conducting anti-state propaganda” under Article 117 of the Criminal Code. Only his wife and four lawyers were permitted to enter the courtroom. […] Vietnam Defend the Defenders’ Weekly Report for April 3-9, 2023: Well-known Religious Activist Arrested and Charged with Undermining Great Unity Policy - Defend the Defenders | April 9, 2023 On April 8, authorities in Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Dak Lak arrested former prisoner of conscience Y Krec Buonya on the allegation of “Sabotaging implementation of solidarity policies” under Article 116 of the country’s Criminal Code for his religious activities. The 45-year-old leader of the unregistered Central […] Vietnam Defend the Defenders (DTD)’s Weekly Report for March 27-April 02, 2023: Activist Truong Van Dung Sentenced to Six Years for Giving Interview and Possessing Books - Defend the Defenders | April 2, 2023 On March 28, the People’s Court of Hanoi convicted local activist Truong Van Dung of “conducting anti-state propaganda” under Article 88 of the country’s Penal Code for giving interviews to foreign-based media and possessing books with critical content for the communist regime. At the end of the hearing […]
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