Vietnam: Quash Verdict Against Democracy Campaigner

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Duong Van Thai, a Vietnamese rights activist and independent journalist. © Duong Van Thai/Youtube (Bangkok) – The Vietnamese government should annul the politically motivated verdict against the democracy activist Duong Van Thai and release him immediately, Human Rights Watch said today. On October 30, 2024, a Hanoi court convicted Duong Van Thai of issuing propaganda against the state under article 117 of the penal code and sentenced him to 12 years in prison.Duong Van Thai, 42, fled Vietnam in 2019 and was registered in Thailand as a refugee by the United…

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