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Urgent Action: Activist Detained a Year Without Trial (Viet Nam: UA 117.19)
Đoàn Thị Hồng was unlawfully arrested in September 2018 and has been detained without trial. Held incommunicado for eleven months, her family were finally able to meet with her on…
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Urgent Action: Prisoner of Conscience Tortured to Confess (Viet Nam: UA 72.19)
Journalist and human rights defender Nguyen Van Hoa was convicted and sentenced to seven years in prison in December 2017 for reporting on the 2016 Formosa environmental disaster in central…
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Viet Nam: Surge in number of prisoners of conscience, new research shows
The number of prisoners of conscience unjustly jailed across Viet Nam has surged by one third to 128 in signs of a growing crackdown on peaceful activism, new research by…
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Urgent Action Update: Health Concerns for Prisoner of Conscience (Viet Nam: UA 30.19)
Prisoner of conscience Huỳnh Trương Ca continues to suffer from several illnesses behind bars including lung disease, stomach problem and diabetes. The authorities at his previous facility failed to provide…
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Urgent Action: Health of Prisoner of Conscience Critical (Viet Nam: UA 195.18)
Nguyễn Văn Túc health is quickly deteriorating to the point where he is fainting on a daily basis, yet the authorities continue to deny him adequate medical treatment and have…
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Viet Nam: Mother Mushroom’s freedom should spark release of countless more peaceful critics
Responding to news of the release of blogger “Mother Mushroom” in Viet Nam, Nicholas Bequelin, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and South East Asia, said: “This good news, which…
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Urgent Action: Activists Held Incommunicado May Face Life In Prison (Viet Nam: UA 204.17)
Three Vietnamese activists, Trương Minh Đức, Nguyễn Trung Tôn, and Phạm Văn Trội, are being held incommunicado at B14 prison in Hà Nội after their arrests on 30 July 2017.…
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Urgent Action: Missing Human Rights Defender At Risk Of Torture (Viet Nam: UA 197.17)
Former prisoner of conscience, Nguyễn Bắc Truyển was last seen on 30 July 2017 after dropping off his wife outside her place of work in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet…
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Urgent Action Update: Female Activist Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison (Viet Nam: UA 24.17)
Labour and land rights activist Trần Thị Nga was sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment on 25 July 2017 for “conducting propaganda” against the state under Article 88 of the Penal…
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Urgent Action: Death Threat For Human Rights Lawyer And Family (Viet Nam: UA 149.17)
Human rights lawyer Lê Quốc Quân has received warnings from Việt Nam’s Ministry of Public Security officials that he and his family could be killed if he meets with visiting…