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Vietnam Frees Rights Lawyer

February 6, 2013 The democracy activist had served three years of his five-year sentence for subversion. Vietnam on Wednesday freed a U.S.-trained human rights lawyer

Free From Vietnam

An activist’s release shows pressure from Washington works. January 31, 2013 Hanoi rarely delivers good news on human rights, which makes the release this week

Is Thanh the man?

January 26, 2013 A scandal-ridden party lashes out at dissent and tries to tackle corruption EARLIER this month Vietnam’s courts handed out long jail sentences