October 19, 2017
Vietnam protester arrested for ‘attempt to overthrow state’
AFP, October 18, 2017 A Vietnamese activist who had protested mass fish deaths caused by a toxic dump has been arrested for allegedly attempting to overthrow the state, according to her family and an official report Wednesday. Her arrest comes as the communist nation is accused of waging a crackdown against dissidents, with more than […]
April 12, 2018
Three Vietnamese Activists Imprisoned on Thursday amid Increasing Crackdown on Local Dissent
by Nhan Quyen • Nguyen Viet Dung, Tran Thi Xuan, Vu Van Hung (Vu Hung)
Defend the Defenders, April 12, 2018 Three activists were convicted in separate trials on Thursday in Vietnam amid ongoing intensified crackdown of the communist government on local dissent. In the first-instance hearing of former prisoner of conscience Nguyen Viet Dung which last only three hours in the central province of Nghe An, the founder and […]