May 17, 2017
Vietnam arrests anti-polluter activist
AP, May 16, 2017 HANOI — In Vietnam’s latest crackdown on dissent, police have arrested an activist who organised a protest against a polluting steel plant, saying he instigated demonstrators to attack and injure several police officers. A statement on the website of Nghe An provincial police in central Vietnam said 34-year-old Hoang Duc Binh was […]
November 28, 2020
Jailed Vietnamese Activist is Denied Family Visits For Refusing to Wear Prison Garb
by Nhan Quyen • Hoang Binh, Hoang Duc Binh (Viet Labor)
Hoang Duc Binh (R) and Nguyen Nam Phong (L) are shown on trial at the Nghe An People’s Court, Feb. 6, 2018. RFA, November 25, 2020 Jailed Vietnamese activist Hoang Duc Binh is being refused family visits by prison authorities angered by his insistence on his innocence and refusal to wear prison uniform, Binh’s brother […]