May 23, 2018
Former Prisoner of Conscience Nguyen Xuan Nghia Detained, Interrogated for Sensitive Book
Defend the Defenders, May 23, 3018 On May 23, authorities in Vietnam’s northern city of Haiphong detained former prisoner of conscience Nguyen Xuan Nghia and interrogated him for over six hours about a sensitive political book. Mr. Nghia, a writer who spent six years in prison in 2008-2013 on allegation of “conducting anti-state propaganda” […]
May 26, 2018
Vietnam Security Forces Likely Continue to Entrap Former Political Prisoner
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Nguyen Xuan Nghia
Defend the Defenders, May 26, 2018 Defend the Defenders: Vietnam’s security forces are notlikely tostop theireffortsto entrapformer political prisoner Nguyen Xuan Nghia after their failure on May 23, said the writer. Mr. Nghia, who spent six years in prison in 2008-2013 for allegation of “conducting anti-state propaganda” under Article 88 of the 1999 […]