Defend the Defenders, October 13, 2019 Authorities in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Binh have kidnapped local pro-democracy activist and tried to charge him with “rape of a person under 16 years old” under Article 142 of the country’s 2015 Criminal Code in a case that many dissidents consider as a trumped-up allegation in […]
October 14, 2019
Pro-democracy Activist Nguyen Van Thanh Detained, Charged of Rape in Unclear Circumstance
by Nhan Quyen • Nguyen Van Thanh (Ba Don)
Defend the Defenders, October 13, 2019 Authorities in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Binh have kidnapped local pro-democracy activist and tried to charge him with “rape of a person under 16 years old” under Article 142 of the country’s 2015 Criminal Code in a case that many dissidents consider as a trumped-up allegation in […]