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Vietnamese Facebook User Freed After Five Days of Questioning by Police

Nguyen Van Son Trung was illegally detained by police and questioned over Facebook posts discussing the procedure for self-nominating candidates to Vietnam's National Assembly and People's Councils.

Poet Dong Chuong Tu (left) and his friend Nguyen Van Son Trung (right)

Vietnamese Police Release Ethnic Cham After Four-Day Interrogation

2021-04-13

Of two friends also arrested for unknown reasons, one remains in custody.

Nguyen Thuy Hanh holds a banner calling for the release of a prisoner of conscience during a protest in Hanoi.

Vietnamese Activist Who Aids Jailed Dissidents' Families Arrested For 'Anti-State Documents'

2021-04-07

Nguyen Thuy Hanh is the founder of the 50K Fund, set up to provide financial support to family members of prisoners of conscience.

Vietnamese independent journalist Nguyen Tuong Thuy is shown at his trial in Ho Chi Minh City, Jan. 5, 2021.

Jailed Vietnamese RFA Blogger in Poor Health, Slowed by Injured Hand

2021-04-06

Nguyen Tuong Thuy, 71, is older than many of his fellow inmates, and is often last in line for food at the prison canteen, with nothing left for him to buy.

Vietnamese democracy advocate Tran Huynh Duy Thuc is shown at his trial in Ho Chi Minh City, Jan. 20, 2010.

Jailed Vietnamese Democracy Advocate Launches New Hunger Strike

2021-04-02

The strike is Tran Huynh Duy Thuc's third since October, as he petitions authorities to reduce his sentence to time already served.

Vietnamese land-rights activist Trinh Ba Phuong (center) is shown with his mother, Can Thi Theu, and his brother, Trinh Ba Tu, in an undated photo.

Vietnamese Activist Sent Back to Detention After Mental Hospital Stay for ‘Evaluation’

2021-04-01

Land-rights activist Trinh Ba Phuong is returned to detention in Hanoi after being sent to a mental hospital for refusing to cooperate with police investigators.

Vietnamese blogger Le Van Hai is shown at his trial in Binh Dinh province, March 31, 2021.

Vietnamese Facebook Users Draw Prison Terms for Postings Criticizing Government, State Officials

2021-03-31

Le Van Hai, 54, and Vu Tien Chi, 55, had slandered government leaders and eroded public trust in Vietnam's ruling Communist Party, prosecutors said in arguments in court.

Vietnamese land-rights activists Le Dinh Chuc (left) and Le Dinh Cong were sentenced to death in September 2020 by a court in Hanoi for their role in the January 2020 Dong Tam incident.

Vietnamese Activists Facing Death Refuse to Plead for Amnesty, Asserting Innocence

2021-03-29

Le Dinh Chuc and Le Dinh Cong insist they didn't kill three police officers who died during the Jan. 9, 2020 raid by security forces on Dong Tam commune outside Hanoi.

Vietnamese independent journalist Nguyen Tuong Thuy is shown on trial in Ho Chi Minh City, Jan. 5, 2021.

Jailed Vietnamese RFA Blogger Barred From Family Visits Amid ‘COVID’ Concerns

2021-03-26

Nguyen Tuong Thuy, now serving an 11-year prison term, had refused to appeal his sentence, tearing up a petition form after guards told him what to write on it.

Tran Duc Thach is shown at his appeals trial in Hanoi, March 24, 2021.

Vietnamese Dissident Writer Sent Back to Serve 12-Year Term After Losing Appeal

2021-03-24

Tran Duc Thach, 69, had posted articles criticizing Vietnam's government on his Facebook page, undermining 'public trust,' prosecutors said.

Nguyen Duy Huong is shown under arrest in Nghe An, March 22, 2021.

Vietnamese Doctor Charged With ‘Harming People’s Trust in the Party’

2021-03-23

Clinic owner Nguyen Duy Huong had posted articles on Facebook criticizing Party general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and calling for Vietnam's people to be 'their own masters.'

Vietnamese land-rights activist Trinh Ba Phuong (center) is shown with his mother, Can Thi Theu, and brother, Trinh Ba Tu, in an undated photo.

Vietnamese Land Activist Sent to Mental Hospital for Refusing to Speak to Police

2021-03-22

Trinh Ba Phuong's refusal to speak to or look at police interrogators is a sign of 'mental illness,' authorities say.

Vietnam Land Activist Sent to New Prison Without Word to His Family

2021-03-19

Trinh Ba Phuong had shared information on the Jan. 9, 2020 police raid on Dong Tam Commune with foreign contacts to raise awareness of the incident in which a village elder was killed.