Group accused of carrying out human rights training and pushing for multi-party democracy 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.
Vietnam jails six activists for up to 15 years for trying to 'overthrow state'
The Guardian - 6 Apr 2018 05:58
Group accused of carrying out human rights training and pushing for multi-party democracy 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.
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