RFA | Oct 22, 2015 Authorities in Vietnam detained and later released a democracy activist as she tried to enter the country from neighboring Laos, with state media claiming she maintains ties to “reactionary” organizations banned by the government and had earlier been forbidden from traveling abroad. Nguyen Thi Phi, 56, was taken into custody […]
October 23, 2015
Vietnam Detains Democracy Activist For ‘Reactionary’ Ties
by Nhan Quyen • Nguyen Thi Phi
RFA | Oct 22, 2015 Authorities in Vietnam detained and later released a democracy activist as she tried to enter the country from neighboring Laos, with state media claiming she maintains ties to “reactionary” organizations banned by the government and had earlier been forbidden from traveling abroad. Nguyen Thi Phi, 56, was taken into custody […]