December 21, 2017

Five Vietnamese Activists Convicted of Anti-state Propaganda, Sentenced to Total 19 Years in Prison

by • Huynh Thi Kim Quyen, Nguyen Ngoc Quy, Nguyen Tan An, Nguyen Thanh Binh, Pham Van Trong

By Defend the Defenders, December 21, 2017 On December 21, the People’s Court in Vietnam’s southern province of An Giang convicted five activists of “conducting anti-state propaganda” under Article 88 of the country’s 1999 Penal Code, giving them total 19 years in prison, state media reported today. Particularly, Mr. Nguyen Tan An, 25, was sentenced […]