June 5, 2016
Nearly Hundreds of Vietnamese Environmentalists Detained during Sunday Peaceful Demonstrations, Many Severely Beaten
By Vu Quoc Ngu, June 5, 2016 Vietnam’s security forces in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Danang and other localities on Sunday [June 5] arrested nearly one hundred of environmental activists during peaceful demonstrations which aimed to demand the government to be transparent in a serious environmental disaster in the central coastal region which […]
June 7, 2016
HCMC Police Release Four Environmentalists after Three-day Holding, One Female Outraged
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Tran Thi Thu Nguyet • Tags: Khanh Le Hoang, Luu Van Vinh, Truong Huy Le
By Vu Quoc Ngu, June 7, 2016 Security forces in Ho Chi Minh City, the biggest economic hub in Vietnam, on June 7 freed four environmentalists after holding them three days in a social rehabilitation facility No. 463 on No Trang Long Street for interrogation, local activists have said. On Sunday [June 5], the police […]