November 30, 2018
Human Rights Defender Huynh Thuc Vy Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison on Charge of “Disrespecting National Flag”
Defend the Defenders, November 30, 2018 On November 30, the People’s Court of Buon Ho town in Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Dak Lak convicted local human rights defender and political blogger Huynh Thuc Vy on charge of “Affronting the national flag or national emblem” under Article 276 of the country’s 1999 Penal […]
September 4, 2020
Activist Mrs Huynh Thuc Vy’s Kid Reportedly Denied to Attend School
by Nhan Quyen • Huynh Thuc Vy
Activist Huynh Thuc Vy and her daughter Defend the Defenders, September 3, 2020 Well-known human rights activist Huynh Thuc Vy has reported that authorities in Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Dak Lak have requested a local Catholic school not to accept her 4-year-old daughter as a reprisal for her political activities. On September […]