May 17, 2017
Vietnam Defends Arrest of Anti-Formosa Activist
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2017 Authorities in central Vietnam’s Nghe An province on Tuesday defended the arrest of an activist who had campaigned against Hanoi’s handling of a devastating toxic waste spill, saying he was responsible for a demonstration that took over a government office and created social disorder. Nghe An provincial police on […]
June 2, 2017
URGENT ACTION CRACKDOWN ON FORMOSA SPILL ACTIVISTS CONTINUES
by Nhan Quyen • Bach Hong Quyen, Hoang Duc Binh (Viet Labor)
Amnesty International, June 1, 2017 The Vietnamese authorities are continuing to crackdown on activists who have raised concerns about the 2016 Formosa environmental disaster and its aftermath. On 12 May 2017, an arrest warrant was issued for activist Bạch Hồng Quyền, who is now in hiding, while human rights defender and blogger Hoàng Đức Bình […]