Vu Van Hung (Vu Hung)

Defend the Defenders, March 31, 2018 Authorities in Hanoi have a plan to hold the first-instance hearing of former prisoner of conscience Vu Van Hung on allegation of “Intentionally inflicting injury on or causing harm to the health of other persons,” the allegation under Article 134 of the country’s 2015 Penal Code on April 12, […]

Defend the Defenders, January 15, 2018 Pro-democracy activist and human rights advocate Vu Van Hung (or Vu Hung) has been accused of “Intentionally inflicting injury on or causing harm to the health of other persons,” the allegation under Article 134 of the country’s 2015 Penal Code, according to the notice of Hanoi police. In its […]

Defend the Defenders, January 13, 2018 Authorities in Hanoi will hold prodemocracy activist Vu Van Hung (or Vu Hung) for the next two months for investigation on allegation of “causing public disorders” under Article 318 of the country’s 2015 Penal Code. Police in Thanh Xuan district informed his family after nine days of detention. Currently, […]

Defend the Defenders, January 05, 2018 The family of former prisoner of conscience Vu Hung was informed by the Hanoi police that he is held in the Temporary Detention Center of Thanh Xuan district police from January 4. The detention will last at least three days, police told his wife Ly Mai. The family can […]

Defend the Defenders, December 5, 2018 On January 4, authorities in Hanoi detained former prisoner of conscience Vu Hung in an unknown circumstance, his family informed Defend the Defenders. His wife Mrs. Ly Mai said he went missing from 1.30 PM of Thursday after participating a meeting of the unsanctioned Chu Van An Teachers Association […]