Arrest of Viet Tan Members in Vietnam

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Vietnam deports American democracy activist

(San Francicso Chronicle) - When Northern California activist Quan Quoc Nguyen sneaked into his native Vietnam last Nov. 15, crossing the Cambodian border on the back of a bicycle, he figured he had a 50 percent chance of being arrested. Two days later, he was picked up and accused of terrorism for using fake (...)

Letter to Dr. Nguyen Quoc Quan from Congressman Michael M, Honda

(Mike Honda) - I am relieved to hear ofyour safe return home to the United States. You took a selfless stand for your beliefs in democracy and basic human rights. Your courageous efforts to speak on behalf of the oppressed resulted in your unwarranted imprisonment by the Socialist Republic of (...)

Pictures taken in front of the entrance to Saigon People’s Court

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Activist tells of prison stay

(Sacramento Bee) - Nguyen Quoc Quan got a hero’s welcome when he landed in San Francisco on Saturday night after spending six months in Vietnamese prisons for championing democracy. But at his comfortable Elk Grove home on Sunday, Nguyen, 54, honored his wife, Ngo Mai Huong,who kept the faith, and the dozens of (...) (19/05/2008)

Several journalists arrested in Vietnam - (The Committee to Protect Journalists) (14/05/2008)
Capital man freed after 6 months in Vietnamese jail - (Sacramento Bee) (14/05/2008)
Pro-democracy activists jailed in Vietnam - (AFP) (13/05/2008)
Promoting democracy through nonviolent means should not be a crime - (Viet Tan) (13/05/2008)
Doing Time for Democracy in Vietnam - (The Guardian Weekly) (7/05/2008)
Vietnamese government to bring to trial democracy activists - (Viet Tan) (6/05/2008)
Vietnam Released and Expelled Three Viet Tan Members - (Radio Free Asia) (12/04/2008)
Vietnamese authorities free Nguyen Viet Trung - (Viet Tan) (10/04/2008)
Vietnamese authorities release three Viet Tan members detained on humanitarian visit - (Viet Tan) (5/04/2008)
US to keep pressing Vietnam on jailed activists - (Reuters) (5/04/2008)
Vietnamese police detain Viet Tan members for visiting imprisoned colleagues - (Viet Tan) (4/04/2008)
Letter from 9 Geneva and Swiss members of parliament - (Thierry Oppikofer) (2/04/2008)
12 Members of Congress write to President Bush to help release Nguyen Quoc Quan - (Members of Congress) (13/03/2008)
MP told to leave Vietnam - (Aftenposten) (27/02/2008)
Norwegian MP visits Vietnamese democracy activists - (Viet Tan) (23/02/2008)
Parliamentarians Continue to Protest Detention of Peaceful Democracy Activists by Vietnamese Government - (Viet Tan) (14/02/2008)
Letter of Support from 20 Norwegian Parliamentary members (12/02/2008)
45 California Legislators Demand Immediate Release of Sacramento Resident and Democracy Activist Dr. Nguyen Quoc Quan - (Viet Tan) (18/01/2008)
Thai journalist jailed without charge in Vietnam - (CPJ) (12/01/2008)