June 29, 2016
Vietnam Arrests Former Prisoner of Conscience amid Rising Public Dissatisfaction, Second Detention within 20 Days
By Vu Quoc Ngu, June 29, 2016 Vietnam’s security forces have detained pro-democracy activist Pham Minh Vu in a bid to suppress local dissent amid rising public dissatisfaction, social networks reported, citing information from his family. Security forces in the central province of Quang Binh reportedly came to Mr. Vu’s family house and picked him […]
June 30, 2016
Vietnam Releases One Activist, Detaining Two Others amid Rising Public Dissatisfaction
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Pham Minh Vu, Tran Tu Long, Truong Tue Minh
By Vu Quoc Ngu, June 30, 2016 Vietnam’s security forces on June 30 released pro-democracy fighter Pham Minh Vu but detained two other social activists, Mr. Tran Tu Long and his Vietnamse-American girlfriend Truong Tue Minh, local social networks reported. Mr. Vu, a former prisoner of conscience, was arrested by security forces from the central […]