October 18, 2018
Defend the Defenders, October 18,, 2018 On October 18, the Higher People’s Court in Hanoi rejected the appeal of human rights defender and environmentalist Le Dinh Luong, upholding the sentence of 20 years in prison and five years of probation given by a lower court. In the appeal hearing which lasted less than four […]
October 1, 2018
Defend the Defenders, October 1, 2018 The Higher People’s Court in Hanoi will carry out the appeal hearing of environmentalist and democracy activist Le Dinh Luong on October 18, one month after the People’s Court of Nghe An convicted him on allegation of subversion and gave him the record high sentence of 20 years […]
August 21, 2018
Defend the Defenders, August 21, 2018 Imprisoned activists Nguyen Van Hoa and Nguyen Viet Dung have said that they had been tortured by investigation officers who want them to make false confession against pro-democracy activist Le Dinh Luong, Hanoi-based lawyer Ha Huy Son told Defenders. Attorney Son, one of two lawyers defending Mr. Luong […]
August 16, 2018
Defend the Defenders, August 16, 2018 On August 16, the Higher People’s Court in Hanoi shocked everyone by imposing 20 years of imprisonment for pro-democracy campaigner and environmentalist Le Dinh Luong in the short trial against him on allegation of subversion. In the first-instance hearing which lasted only several hours in Thursday’s morning, the […]
August 10, 2018
Defend the Defenders, August 10, 2018 The People’s Court of Nghe An has decided to hold the first-instance hearing of pro-democracy campaigner Le Dinh Luong on August 16 after postponed it two weeks ago. Initially, the trial against the activist was set on July 30, but one of his lawyers, Mr. Dang Dinh Manh, […]
July 27, 2018
Defend the Defenders, July 27, 2018 Theo People’s Court of Nghe An has decided to postpone the first-instance hearing of pro-democracy campaigner Le Dinh Luong scheduled on July 30, according to Mr. Ha Huy Son, one of his lawyers. The Hanoi-based attorney told Defend the Defenders that he received a notice from the court via […]
July 21, 2018
Defend the Defenders, July 21, 2018 Vietnam’s authorities have deciđe to hold the first-instance hearing of pro-democracy campaigner and human rights defender Le Dinh Luong on allegation of “Carrying out activities aimed at overthrowing the people’s administration” under Article 79 of the 1999 Penal Codeon July 30. The trial will be carried out by […]
July 17, 2018
Defend the Defenders, July 17, 2018 Authorities in Vietnam’s central province of Nghe An have issued a letter allowing Ho Chi Minh City-based lawyer Dang Dinh Manh to meet with his client jailed pro-democracy campaigner Le Dinh Luong to prepare for his defense. According to the letter of the province’s People’s Procuracy dated […]
May 7, 2018
Defend the Defenders, May 8, 2018 Vietnam’s authorities have yet to allow human rights defender Le Dinh Luong to meet with his family since being detained on July 24, 2017 on charge of “Carrying out activities aimed at overthrowing the people’s administration” under Article 79 of the 1999 Penal Code. Ms. Nguyen Thi Xoan, […]
August 19, 2017
By Defend the Defenders, August 19, 2017 On August 18, police in Vietnam’s central province of Nghe An brutally beat 15 relatives of imprisoned political dissident Le Dinh Luong, detaining six of them and torturing them for hours before releasing them in mid-night of Friday, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Xoan, a daughter-in-law of Mr. Luong, told […]
July 29, 2017
By Defend the Defenders, July 29, 2017 On July 28, security forces in Ho Chi Minh City beat Le Dinh Hieu, a son of political Le Dinh Luong who was arrested several days ago, and kidnapped his wife Nguyen Thi Xoan and held her for five hours in police custody; the victims told Defend the […]
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September 18, 2019
Jailed Pro-democracy Activist Le Dinh Luong Not Permitted to Meet with Family
by Nhan Quyen • Le Dinh Luong
Defend the Defenders, September 18, 2019 Police officers in Ba Sao Prison camp have blocked jailed pro-democracy activist Le Dinh Luong from meeting with his family during regular prison visits on September 17 without giving specific reasons, his daughter-in-law has informed Defend the Defenders. Mrs. Nguyen Xoan said that she and other family’s members […]