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” […]