Mr. Tu (right) and his wife Nghien (middle) hold praying ceremony for their father in Saigon after not allowed going to Malaysia
By Defend the Defenders, February 12, 2017
Former political prisoner Huynh Anh Tu and his wife Pham Thanh Nghien, who is also a former prisoner of conscience, have not been permitted to leave the country to attend the funeral of Tu’s father, who recently died in Malaysia.
Mr. Huynh Kim Son, who resided in Malaysia for years, passed away several days ago but Mr. Tu and Mrs. Nghien were unable to travel there since Tu has not been granted any legal personal documents such as a passport or an identification card since his release in 2013, while his wife is banned from travelling abroad due to “national security reasons” under Decree 136 of the Vietnamese government.
Last month, Mrs. Nghien was blocked from leaving the country by the border authorities when she and her father-in-law were on their way to travel to Thailand for Mr. Son’s medical treatment. Later, Mr. Son was forced to go back to Malaysia alone where he died without his relatives being present.
Nghien was among the first Vietnamese activists to speak out against Chinese suppression of Vietnamese fishermen in the East Sea (South China Sea). She was arrested in August 2009 while holding a sit-in at her private residence to protest China’s brutality.
The following year, she was sentenced to four years in jail and to an additional three years under house arrest on charges of conducting “anti-state propaganda” under Article 88 of Vietnam’s Penal Code.
After being released in 2013, she continued to work to promote human rights in Vietnam, to protest China’s violations of Vietnamese sovereignty in the East Sea, and to speak out on environmental issues in the country.
Nghien is among the numerous Vietnamese activists who have been barred from travelling abroad under Decree 136 of the Communist government.
Mr. Tu and his younger brother Huynh Anh Tri were arrested in late 1999 and sentenced to 14 years in prison and to seven years of house arrest each on charges of “attempting to overthrow the people’s government” under Article 79 of the Penal Code. Shortly after being released, in 2013, his brother died of HIV-AIDs, which he contracted while being detained with inmates who were infected with the disease.
Since 2013, Tu has applied for an identification card; however, authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have consistently denied his request. Without the card, he cannot apply for a passport. He is also facing many difficulties in daily life due to having no personal identification documents.
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February 12, 2017
Couple of Vietnamese Activists Not Allowed to Go to Malaysia to Attend Funeral of Their Father
by Nhan Quyen • Huynh Anh Tu, Pham Thanh Nghien
Mr. Tu (right) and his wife Nghien (middle) hold praying ceremony for their father in Saigon after not allowed going to Malaysia
By Defend the Defenders, February 12, 2017
Former political prisoner Huynh Anh Tu and his wife Pham Thanh Nghien, who is also a former prisoner of conscience, have not been permitted to leave the country to attend the funeral of Tu’s father, who recently died in Malaysia.
Mr. Huynh Kim Son, who resided in Malaysia for years, passed away several days ago but Mr. Tu and Mrs. Nghien were unable to travel there since Tu has not been granted any legal personal documents such as a passport or an identification card since his release in 2013, while his wife is banned from travelling abroad due to “national security reasons” under Decree 136 of the Vietnamese government.
Last month, Mrs. Nghien was blocked from leaving the country by the border authorities when she and her father-in-law were on their way to travel to Thailand for Mr. Son’s medical treatment. Later, Mr. Son was forced to go back to Malaysia alone where he died without his relatives being present.
Nghien was among the first Vietnamese activists to speak out against Chinese suppression of Vietnamese fishermen in the East Sea (South China Sea). She was arrested in August 2009 while holding a sit-in at her private residence to protest China’s brutality.
The following year, she was sentenced to four years in jail and to an additional three years under house arrest on charges of conducting “anti-state propaganda” under Article 88 of Vietnam’s Penal Code.
After being released in 2013, she continued to work to promote human rights in Vietnam, to protest China’s violations of Vietnamese sovereignty in the East Sea, and to speak out on environmental issues in the country.
Nghien is among the numerous Vietnamese activists who have been barred from travelling abroad under Decree 136 of the Communist government.
Mr. Tu and his younger brother Huynh Anh Tri were arrested in late 1999 and sentenced to 14 years in prison and to seven years of house arrest each on charges of “attempting to overthrow the people’s government” under Article 79 of the Penal Code. Shortly after being released, in 2013, his brother died of HIV-AIDs, which he contracted while being detained with inmates who were infected with the disease.
Since 2013, Tu has applied for an identification card; however, authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have consistently denied his request. Without the card, he cannot apply for a passport. He is also facing many difficulties in daily life due to having no personal identification documents.