VIETNAM Hanoi doubles down on human rights abuses and violations during pandemic
Hanoi doubles down on human rights abuses and violations during pandemic The Vietnamese government has stepped up its campaign of arrests and repression of activists, independent journalists, bloggers and citizens. Today there are at least 150 people sentenced for freedom of expression, another 15 in pre-trial detention. Vietnam is one of the four "closed" nations of Asia along with China, Laos and North Korea. Hanoi (AsiaNews / Agencies) – Over the course of the past year, despite the Covid-19 pandemic and the measures taken to contain it, Vietnam has stepped up its campaign of arrests and...
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