6 Tien Lang

July 30, 2013

Court Weighs Conviction of Vietnamese Fish Farmer in Land Dispute

by • 6 Tien Lang, Doan Van Vuon

By Vu Trong Khanh and Nguyen Anh Thu Wall Street Journal | July 29, 2013, 6:02 PM HANOI–An appeals court in Vietnam on Monday began weighing the conviction of a fish farmer who, along with several family members, was found guilty of planting mines and firing homemade guns at police trying to evict them from the land […]

April 8, 2013

Vietnamese Folk Hero Gets Five-Year Sentence

by • 6 Tien Lang, Doan Van Quy, Doan Van Vuon, Pham Thi Bau

April 5, 2013, 12:57 p.m. ET – By JAMES HOOKWAY And NGUYEN ANH THU HAIPHONG, Vietnam – Two Vietnamese fish farmers who laid mines and fired homemade guns at police attempting to evict them were convicted and sentenced to five years in prison Friday in a case that has cast a spotlight on the contentious issue […]

April 6, 2013

Vietnamese ‘Folk Hero’ Gets Five Years for Defending Farm

by • 6 Tien Lang, Doan Van Quy, Doan Van Sinh, Doan Van Ve, Doan Van Vuon

A court in northern Vietnam on Friday sentenced a former soldier-turned farmer and his family members up to five years in prison for putting up an armed fight against security forces who evicted them from their farm in a case highlighting public resentment over government land grabs. The Hai Phong People’s Court delivered unexpectedly “lenient” […]