As the tropical dawn breaks in Duong Noi just outside Hanoi on 24 June 2020, Trinh Ba Phuong is at home with his wife, small son and newborn baby. But he…
Vietnam jails mother and son over land dispute posts
Lawyer says he was moved to tears by the defendants incisive and trenchant comments to the judge
Updated: May 06, 2021 09:25 AM GMT
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Trinh Ba Tu (right) and his mother Can Thi Theu attend a candlelight prayer for justice and peace at Thai Ha Church in Hanoi in February 2018. (Photo courtesy of nhathothaiha.net)
A well-known land rights activist and her son have each been jailed for eight years in Vietnam for posting news on social media about a land dispute that left four people dead.
The People s Court of Hoa Binh province on May 5 also placed Can Thi Theu, 59, and her son Trinh Ba Tu, 31, on probation for three years after they finish their sentences.