November 22, 2016
Vietnam Arrests Buddhist Monk in Relation with Newly-established Pro-democracy Movement
By Defend the Defenders, November 22, 2016 Vietnam’s security forces on November 16 arrested Phan Trung, a Buddhist monk from the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, in relation to the newly-established pro-democracy movement called the Coalition of Vietnamese People, social networks have reported. Nguyen Thien Nhan, a human rights activist and member of the […]
October 5, 2018
Five Pro-democracy Campaigners Sentenced to Total 57 Years in Prison amid Intensified Crackdown on Dissent
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Luu Van Vinh, Nguyen Quoc Hoan, Nguyen Van Duc Do, Phan Trung (Lam Dong), Tu Cong Nghia
Defend the Defenders, October 5, 2018 The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City has convicted five pro-democracy campaigners namely Luu Van Vinh, Nguyen Van Duc Do, Nguyen Quoc Hoan, Phan Trung (Venerable Thich Nhat Hue) and Tu Cong Nghia on subversion allegation, sentencing them to a total 57 years in prison and 15 years […]