Defend the Defenders, November 26, 2019 Amid the intensifying crackdown on local dissent, Vietnam’s communist regime has convicted Facebooker Nguyen Chi Vung of “conducting anti-state propaganda” under Article 117 of the country’s Criminal Code. In the one-day trial on November 26, the People’s Court of Bac Lieu province sentenced Mr. Vung, 38, to six […]
November 27, 2019
Facebooker Nguyen Chi Vung Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for “Conducting Anti-state Propaganda” Allegation
by Nhan Quyen • Nguyen Chi Vung
Defend the Defenders, November 26, 2019 Amid the intensifying crackdown on local dissent, Vietnam’s communist regime has convicted Facebooker Nguyen Chi Vung of “conducting anti-state propaganda” under Article 117 of the country’s Criminal Code. In the one-day trial on November 26, the People’s Court of Bac Lieu province sentenced Mr. Vung, 38, to six […]