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Amnesty International | Viet Nam: Falun Gong practitioners ...
9 November 2011

The beating and arrest of at least 30 peaceful Falun Gong demonstrators yesterday outside the Chinese embassy in Hanoi is an unacceptable violation of freedom of ...

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Viet Nam urged to release jailed blogger | Amnesty International
10 August 2011

A French-Vietnamese blogger who has spoken out about environmental issues, has been sentenced to three years in prison on national security charges.

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Viet Nam: Further information: Vietnamese blogger "loses arm" in ...
27 July 2011

Imprisoned blogger Nguyen Hoang Hai, known as Dieu Cay, has “lost his arm,” according to a security official at the prison investigation office. No further information ...

Urgent Action       ASA 41/004/2011

Viet Nam: Ailing dissident priest jailed again | Amnesty ...
26 July 2011

Prominent human rights activist Father Nguyen Van Ly has been re-arrested in Viet Nam while on parole to treat serious health problems.

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Viet Nam: Further information: Priest returned to prison from sick ...
26 July 2011

Human rights activist Father Nguyen Van Ly, a Catholic priest, was arrested by police in the diocese of Hue, central Viet Nam, on the afternoon of 25 July and taken ...

Urgent Action       ASA 41/003/2011

Amnesty International | Viet Nam: Ailing dissident priest jailed ...
26 July 2011

Amnesty International has urged the Vietnamese authorities to immediately and unconditionally release a Catholic priest who was returned to prison yesterday while ...

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Report 2011: Amnesty International at 50 says historic change on ...
13 May 2011

Amnesty International's annual report details how the rise of social media is fuelling a new activism that repressive governments are struggling to control.

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Viet Nam: Health fears for detained Vietnamese blogger
10 May 2011

The lawyer and family of popular Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Hoang Hai, also known as Dieu Cay, have not been allowed to visit him in prison for six months. There ...

Urgent Action       ASA 41/002/2011

Prominent Vietnamese activist jailed over democracy calls ...
5 April 2011

Viet Nam must release a high-profile activist sentenced to seven years' imprisonment for calling for an end to one-party rule.

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Viet Nam: Further information: Catholic priest risks being ...
9 February 2011

Vietnamese human rights activist and Catholic priest Father Nguyen Van Ly is at risk of being returned to prison in mid-March despite his fragile health. He suffered ...

Urgent Action       ASA 41/001/2011