Opposing the arrest of the dissidents: Nguyen Trung Ton, Truong Minh Duc, Pham Van Troi, and Nguyen Bac Truyen-Immediate Press Release from the Brotherhood for Democracy (BFD) On the morning of July 30, 2017, the police in Hanoi, Saigon and Thanh Hoa simultaneously arrested Pastor Nguyen Trung Ton, Mr. Truong Minh Duc, Mr. Pham Van Troi and Mr. Nguyen Bac Truyen. They were prosecuted by the Vietnamese authorities under Article 79 “Operation to […]
Vietnam arrests more dissidents-DW, July 30, 2017 Vietnam has cracked down further on dissent, arresting four rights activists on charges of trying to overthrow the government. Hanoi has already faced EU, US and UN calls to release bloggers and a lawyer. Wives said the four activists were all arrested Sunday at their homes on the same charge leveled […]
Vietnamese activists arrested in widening crackdown-Reuters, July 30, 2017 Vietnamese police arrested four activists for anti-state activities on Sunday, the police ministry said, in a widening crackdown on critics of the Communist Party that human rights groups have described as alarming. Despite sweeping reforms to Vietnam’s economy and growing openness to social change, the ruling party does not tolerate criticism. […]
Four detained as Vietnam ramps up dissident crackdown-AFP, July 30, 2017 Four dissidents have been arrested in Vietnam on charges of trying to overthrow the state, authorities said Sunday as the country’s communist leadership ramps up its crackdown on critics. Activists, rights lawyers and bloggers are routinely jailed in the one-party state but a new government in place since last year has […]
Vietnam Arrests Four Activists, Charging Six with Subversion-by Defend the Defenders, July 30, 2017 On July 30, the Security Investigation Agency of Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security carried out arrests of four activists namely Pham Van Troi, Nguyen Trung Ton, Truong Minh Duc and Nguyen Bac Truyen, charging them with “Carrying out activities aimed at overthrowing the people’s administration” under Article 79 […]
Many Vietnamese Activists Detained, Charged with Subversion-By Defend the Defenders, July 30, 2017 On July 30, Vietnam’s security forces arrested many activists as part of the increasing efforts of the communist government to crack down local political dissidents, human rights defenders, social activists and independent bloggers. At Sunday’s noon, police detained three former prisoners of conscience Pham Van Troi, Nguyen Trung […]
Hanoi Police Summon Reporters of Independent Chan Hung Nuoc Viet TV Channel for Interrogation-By Defend the Defenders, July 30, 2017 Security forces in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi have summoned several reporters of the independent Chan Hung Nuoc Viet (Vietnam Revival) Television Channel to local police stations to work on relations with the founder of the channel, imprisoned prisoner of conscience Vu Quang Thuan. Independent journalists Phan Van […]
Mục sư Nguyễn Công Chính tới Mỹ-VOA, 30-07-2017 Người từng bị Việt Nam kết án 11 năm tù giam cùng vợ con hôm 28/7 đã đặt chân tới Mỹ, sau khi được phóng thích khỏi nhà tù. Dân biểu Ed Royce, Chủ tịch Ủy ban Đối ngoại Hạ viện Mỹ, cho hay, ông “rất vui mừng” về diễn biến mới này, […]
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