Day: August 18, 2011

Vietnamese land-rights activists appeal sentences amid government’s dissident crackdown

August 18, 2011 HANOI, Vietnam — A Vietnamese appeals court Thursday reduced the sentences of two land-rights activists convicted of…

Vietnam: Free Peaceful Land Rights Activists

August 18, 2011 Petitioners Imprisoned for Helping Rural Poor, Practicing Their Rights (Bangkok, August 18, 2011) – The Vietnam government…

Hanoi regime must free peaceful activists

August 17, 2011 Four imprisoned democracy and land rights activists will appear before an Appeals Court in Ben Tre province,…