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  • US-trained human rights lawyer sentenced to 30 months in jail in Vietnam - Associated Press October 02, 2013 HANOI, VIETNAM –  A Vietnamese court has sentenced a U.S-trained lawyer and well-known dissident to 30 months in jail after finding him guilty of tax evasion. The charges against Le Quoc Quan were widely considered to be politically motivated. Quan’s case has been followed closely by U.S. government, which is […]
  • Vietnam Police Ring Court Ahead of Dissident Trial - AP | October 2, 2013 Protesters and security forces gathered in the normally quiet Vietnamese capital on Wednesday for the trial of a U.S-trained lawyer known for taking on human rights cases and writing a blog critical of the government. Le Quoc Quan was arrested last year and accused of tax evasion, a charge widely considered […]
  • Vietnam dissident lawyer set to stand trial - Cat Barton | AFP October 01, 2013 HANOI (AFP) –  A prominent Vietnamese activist lawyer is expected to go on trial Wednesday amid tight security, as campaigners threaten street demonstrations and international rights groups demand his immediate release. Le Quoc Quan is due to appear at the Hanoi People’s Court early Wednesday on charges of […]
  • Bloggers behind bars: Vietnam’s war on dissent - By Catherine BARTON AFP | October 01, 2013 Secretly moved from prison to prison, held in solitary confinement, their families subject to constant harassment — Vietnam’s activist bloggers say they are treated like international terrorists. While Vietnam insists it has no political prisoners — and therefore will not comment on the subject — rights groups estimate hundreds […]
  • Vietnam: Drop Politically Motivated Charges Against Critics - Human Rights Watch SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 “Le Quoc Quan’s apparent crime is to be an effective public critic of the Vietnamese government. When will the Vietnamese government accept that freedom of expression includes the freedom to peacefully express opinions that differ from those of the ruling party?” Brad Adams, Asia director
  • Hanoi: thousands hold candlelight vigil for release of Catholic lawyer Le Quoc Quan - by J.B. An Dang | Asia News 09/30/2013 On October 2 the first hearing in the activist trial, accused of tax fraud. The faithful carry signs and banners asking the government for his release. Similar initiatives in Ho Chi Minh City and Vinh, his native diocese. During the months of captivity he was not allowed […]
  • VIETNAMESE PREMIER REFUSES TO SEE RWB DURING PARIS VISIT -
  • Auszeichnungen für Medienleute aus Vietnam, Ecuador, Türkei und Ägypten - APA | 27.9.2013 New York – Vier Journalisten aus aller Welt, die für ihre Arbeit in ihrer Heimat verfolgt oder eingesperrt worden sind, erhalten den Internationalen Pressefreiheits-Preis. Verliehen wird er vom Komitee zum Schutz von Journalisten (CPJ). Nguyen Van Hai aus Vietnam, Nedim Sener aus der Türkei, Janet Hinostroza aus Ecuador und Bassem Youssef aus Ägypten […]
  • VIETNAMESE PREMIER REFUSES TO SEE RWB DURING PARIS VISIT - Reporters Without Borders 25 SEPTEMBER 2013 Reporters Without Borders today tried to hand a copy of its petition for the release of 35 bloggers and netizens detained in Vietnam – which already has more than 25,000 signatures ¬ – to Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung during his current visit to Paris. The attempt came just two […]
  • Hanoi Police Arrest Prominent Activists, Severely Beating Bloggers - by Sao Khue (Defend the Defenders) Sept 26, 2013 Security forces in Vietnam’s capital city on Wednesday detained a number of bloggers, including prominent activists Nguyen Phuong Uyen and Nguyen Tuong Thuy, and severely beat some detainees before releasing them at midnight, foreign media and local bloggers reported.