Month: November 2019

Vietnamese community rallies to bring jailed Van Kham Chau home as niece denied prison visit

Erin Handley | November 25, 2019 The Vietnamese community in Australia rallied at Parliament House on Monday, demanding the Government…

Australian response to Chau Van Kham sentence condemned as ‘pitifully weak’

James Massola | November 12, 2019 Jakarta: Canberra's reluctance to criticise a Vietnamese court decision to sentence Australian citizen Chau…

Australian citizen Van Kham Chau sentenced to 12 years’ jail in Vietnam for ‘terrorism’

Kathryn Diss and Erin Handley | November 11, 2019 A Sydney retiree has been found guilty of "terrorist activities" and…

Vietnamese authorities sentence Australian citizen to 12 years in jail for “terrorism”

In a brief trial earlier today, Vietnamese authorities sentenced Tran Van Quyen, Nguyen Van Vien, and Australian national Chau Van…

Terrorist claim against Australian man in Vietnam ‘absolutely false’, his wife says

Ben Doherty | November 10, 2019 Retired baker Chau Van Kham, 70, to appear in Ho Chi Minh City court…

Canadian MP Judy Sgro calls for release of Chau Van Kham

November 7, 2019   Embassy of Canada to Vietnam in Hanoi 31 Hung Vuong Hanoi Vietnam   RE : Imprisonment and…

Vietnam: Drop Terrorism Charges Against Political Campaigners

(Sydney) – Vietnam should drop terrorism charges against three men accused of affiliation with an overseas political group that presently advocates for…

Trial Date for ‘Terrorism’ Set in Vietnam For Australian Citizen, Two Others

Richard Finney | November 5, 2019 Authorities in Vietnam have set a trial date of Nov. 11 for three democracy…

Sham trial awaits humans rights activists, including Australian citizen, in Vietnam

Viet Tan condemns the trial to be held on November 11 by Vietnamese authorities against Australian citizen Chau Van Kham,…

Australia must speak up for citizen Van Kham Chau in Vietnam ‘terror’ trial, lawyer says

Angelique Lu and Erin Handley | November 4, 2019 The lawyer for a Sydney retiree set to face trial in…

15 NGOs call to postpone consent to the EU-Vietnam FTA and IPA

Brussels, November 4, 2019 Dear Members of the European Parliament, We, the undersigned Vietnamese and international civil society organisations, are…