May 27, 2018
Defend the Defenders, May 27, 2018 The mental health of Le Thu Ha, who is serving her nine-year prisonsentenceon chargeof subversion, is of concern, said her mother. Speaking with independent human rights activist Grace Bui after visiting her daughter on May 25, the mother said she is very worried about her daughter. During […]
April 21, 2018
Defend the Defenders, April 21, 2018 Four out of six activists convicted on subversion in a trial on April 5 have challenged the court’s decision, Defend the Defenders has learned. On April 5, the People’s Court of Hanoi held the first-instance hearing of prominent human rights attorney Nguyen Van Dai, Protestor Nguyen Trung Ton, engineer […]
April 5, 2018
Defend the Defenders, April 5, 2018 On April 5, the People’s Court of Hanoi found six pro-democracy activists members of the unsanctioned Brotherhood for Democracy guilty of subversion, sentencing them to a total 66 years in prison and 17 years under house arrest afterward. The court made its decision in late evening of Thursday. Particularly, […]
April 5, 2018
Defend the Defenders, April 5, 2018 On April 5, the People’s Court of Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi holds the first-instance hearing of six pro-democracy activists members of the unsanctioned Brotherhood for Democracy (BFD) on allegation of subversion under Article 79 of the country’s 1999 Penal Code. The defendants are prominent human rights attorney Nguyen […]
February 4, 2018
Defend the Defenders, February 4, 2018 Vietnam’s authorities are striving to delay granting permission for lawyers to prepare defense for six key members of the unsanctioned Brotherhood for Democracy (BFD) who were prosecuted for subversion, a wife of one of detainee told Defend the Defenders. Mrs. Vu Minh Khanh, the wife of prominent human rights […]
December 28, 2017
By Defend the Defenders, December 28, 2017 The Investigation Agency under Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security has ended its investigation of subversion against key members of the Brotherhood for Democracy. The agency has handed over the case to the Supreme People’s Procuracy and advised it to prosecute prominent human rights attorney Nguyen Van Dai and […]
August 24, 2017
Defend the Defenders, August 24, 2017 Vietnam’s authorities have officially charged prominent human rights attorney Nguyen Van Dai with “conducting anti-state propaganda” under Article 88 and “Carrying out activities aimed at overthrowing the people’s administration” under Article 79 of the country’s 1999 Penal Code. His assistant Le Thu Ha is charged with the same allegation, […]
August 2, 2017
Amnesty International- Public statement, Aug 1, 2017 On 30 July 2017, Vietnamese authorities arrested four activists in Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Thanh Hoa province. They are Nguyễn Trung Tôn, 45, a Protestant pastor from Thanh Hoa province; Phạm Văn Trội, 45, from Hanoi; Trương Minh Đức, 57, from Ho Chi Minh City; […]
July 30, 2017
by Defend the Defenders, July 30, 2017 On July 30, the Security Investigation Agency of Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security carried out arrests of four activists namely Pham Van Troi, Nguyen Trung Ton, Truong Minh Duc and Nguyen Bac Truyen, charging them with “Carrying out activities aimed at overthrowing the people’s administration” under Article 79 […]
December 28, 2016
By Defend the Defenders, December 28, 2016 Vietnam’s Supreme People’s Procuracy has extended the pre-trial detention for prominent human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai for third time since his arrest on December 16 last year. In its notice sent to Ha Huy Son, a lawyer of Mr. Dai, the Supreme People’s Procuracy said the investigation […]
October 26, 2016
Latin America Herald Tribune, October 25, 2016 BANGKOK – A total of 73 members of parliament from 14 countries have sent an open letter to Vietnam’s prime minister demanding the release of a lawyer and his assistant arrested over their political activism. The lawyer, Nguyen Van Dai, and his assistant, Le Thu Ha, were arrested […]
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June 8, 2018
Prominent Human Rights Attorney Nguyen Van Dai and His Assistant Le Thu Ha Released, Forced to Exile in Germany
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Le Thu Ha, Nguyen Van Dai
Defend the Defenders, June 8, 2018 Vietnam’s authorities have released prominent attorney Nguyen Van Dai and his assistant Le Thu Ha but forced them to go to exile in Germany, Defend the Defenders has learned. Mr. Dai, 49, and Ms. Ha, 36, were said to be taken from B14 detention facility in Hanoi to […]