Vietnam jails six activists for up to 15 years for trying to 'overthrow state’Six Vietnamese activists have been jailed for between seven and 15 years for “attempting to overthrow the state”, the harshest sentences in years in the communist country. The six, including prominent lawyer Nguyen Van Dai, who got 15 years in jail, were sentenced on Thursday after a one-day trial held under heavy security in Hanoi. Everything they did was not illegal.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Protesters march in Hanoi in support of the activists. Amnesty International this week said there are at least 97 dissidents behind bars in Vietnam. Vietnam jails activist for 14 years for livestreaming pollution march Read moreForeign ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang rejected claims that activists are being targeted and said the state is “ensuring and promoting human rights” in line with international law.

Source: The Guardian April 06, 2018 01:52 UTC