December 18, 2016
Vietnam Arrests Activist Making Online Videos to Defame State Leaders
By Defend the Defenders, December 18, 2016 Vietnam’s authorities have detained a resident from the central province of Thanh Hoa for posting online videos on social networks “defaming the country’s leadership,” state media has reported. On December 16, police in Thanh Hoa arrested Nguyen Danh Dung and charged him with “abusing democratic freedoms” under Article […]
May 28, 2019
Blogger Nguyen Danh Dung Completes His 30-month Imprisonment in March
by Nhan Quyen • Nguyen Danh Dung
Defend the Defenders, May 28, 2019 Blogger Nguyen Danh Dung, who was arrested on December 16, 2016 on allegation of “abusing democratic freedom” under Article 258 of the Vietnamese 1999 Penal Code, completed his 30-month imprisonment in mid-March this year, Defend the Defenders has learned. Via phone call, Mr. Dung said he was sentenced […]