A prominent Vietnamese journalist who documented protests and human rights violations in the communist-run country was sentenced to six years in jail on Wednesday, his lawyer said.
HANOI (Reuters): A Hanoi court on Wednesday (April 12) sentenced a prominent Vietnamese political activist to six years in prison for conducting anti-state activities, his lawyer said, in a case that has raised international concerns over the communist country's treatment of dissidents.
A prominent Vietnamese journalist who documented protests and human rights violations in the communist-run country was sentenced to six years in jail Wednesday, his lawyer said.
A prominent Vietnamese journalist who documented protests and human rights violations in the communist-run country was sentenced to six years in jail Wednesday, his lawyer said.
Nguyen Lan Thang, an activist and freelance writer who is well-known in Vietnam for his criticism of the government,.
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