November 23, 2019
Vietnam to Try Pro-democracy Activist Pham Van Diep on Allegation of “Conducting Anti-state Propaganda” on November 26
Defend the Defenders, November 22, 2019 The People’s Court of Thanh Hoa province will hold the first-instance hearing on November 26 to try local pro-democracy activist and human rights defender Pham Van Diep on the charge of “conducting anti-state propaganda” under Article 117 of the country’s Criminal Code. Mr. Diep, 54, was arrested on […]
November 26, 2019
Facebooker Pham Van Diep Sentenced to Nine Years, Four Citizens Jailed Totally 11 Years for Intention to Participate in Peaceful Demonstration
by Nhan Quyen • Doan Viet Hoan, Ngo Xuan Thanh, Nguyen Dinh Khue, Pham Van Diep, Vo Thuong Trung
Defend the Defenders, November 26, 2019 On November 26, Vietnam’s communist regime convicted five political dissidents and sentenced them to a total 20 years in prison and five years of probation in two separate trials which failed to meet international standards for a fair trial. In the central province of Thanh Hoa, the […]