Vietnam: Free Prominent Rights Activist

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Trinh Ba Phuong. © Private (Bangkok) – The Vietnamese authorities should immediately release the prominent human rights activist Trinh Ba Phuong and drop all charges against him, Human Rights Watch said today. The People’s Court of Da Nang is scheduled to hear his case on September 27, 2025. If convicted, Trinh Ba Phuong, who is already in prison, faces an additional sentence of up to 12 years.In April, the authorities in Quang Nam province charged Trinh Ba Phuong with anti-state propaganda under article 117 of the Vietnamese penal code. He was already…

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