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212:(UNWGAD) in Geneva contesting the illegal arrest and on-going detention of seventeen Vietnamese social and political activists. The petition requests the UNWGAD to call upon the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV) to release all of the detainees immediately to remedy the human rights violations stemming from their
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called for the immediate release of Oai in response to his trial scheduled on August 21, 2017 (which was postponed to
September 18). RSF said: “The charges against him are just a pretext for putting a stop to online posts that annoy the regime. We call on the judicial authorities in Nghe An province
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On
September 18, 2017 the People's Court in Hoang Mai town, Nghe An province sentenced Nguyen Van Oai to three years in prison for the first charge and two years for the second charge giving him a total of five years imprisonment. He was also sentenced to four years of house arrest. Relatives of Oai
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Dissident prisoners receive rations that are spoiled, littered with garbage and provided only up to 10 litres of water for drinking and washing. Inmates of the
Catholic faith are further discriminated against by being denied religious reading materials and prohibited from praying or observing their
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January 19, 2017 Oai, was re-arrested and charged with "resisting persons on duty", claiming he was not abiding by the terms of his administrative probation. His arrest was part of the Vietnamese government's latest crackdown on bloggers and citizen journalists including Formosa reporter
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Oai was released on August 2, 2015 but re-arrested on
January 19, 2017. He was charged with "resisting persons on duty" and "failing to execute judgements" under Article 304. On September 18, 2017, Oai was sentenced to five years in prison and four years of house arrest.
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On August 2, 2011, the police detained Oai without a warrant with charges of conspiring to overthrow the government under clause 2 of article 79 of the Penal Code of
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449:"Stanford Law School's Allen Weiner Files Petition with the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on Behalf of Seventeen Vietnamese Social and Political Activists | Stanford Law School"
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Oai had participated in activities that protect workers’ rights in Binh Duong province, Hanoi, and Ho Chi Minh City, and also joined in on protests in anti-Chinese aggression towards
Vietnam.
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which included 17 other
Vietnamese youth activists. These activists participated in peaceful protests related to China, environmental advocacy, and citizen journalism.
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to free this blogger unconditionally, because he has committed no crime.”
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509:"Alistair commends Vietnam pro-democracy movement | Alistair Coe MLA"
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