December 30, 2017

Nine Activists Jailed with Total 83 Years in Prison for Disseminating Anti-state Leaflets

by • Doan Thi Bich Thuy, Nguyen Quang Thanh, Nguyen Van Nghia, Pham Long Dai, Ta Tan Loc, Truong Thi Thu Hang

Defend the Defenders, December 28, 2017 On December 27, the People’s Court in Vietnam’s central province of Binh Dinh convicted nine activists who disseminated anti-state leaflets on allegation of subversion and anti-state propaganda, according to state media. Ta Tan Loc, 42, Nguyen Quang Thanh, 34, Nguyen Van Nghia, 39, and Nguyen Van Tuan, 33, were […]