(WiPC/IFEX) – On 28 August 1998 a large-scale prisoner amnesty was announced in Vietnam to mark the 2 September Independence Day. PEN Writers in Prison Committee is able to confirm that the following writers and journalists were included in the amnesty: **For background on Professor Doan Viet Hoat, see IFEX alerts of 28 August, 2 […]
(WiPC/IFEX) – On 28 August 1998 a large-scale prisoner amnesty was announced
in Vietnam to mark the 2 September Independence Day. PEN Writers in Prison
Committee is able to confirm that the following writers and journalists were
included in the amnesty:
**For background on Professor Doan Viet Hoat, see IFEX alerts of 28 August,
2 July, 29 June 1998; 4 November and 29 January 1997; 4 March 1996; and
others; For background on Dr. Nguyen Dan Que, see IFEX alert of 12 June
1998**
Professor DOAN Viet Hoat
Dr NGUYEN Dan Que (pen name: Nguyen Chau)
DANG Phuc Tue (religious name:THICH Quang Do)
LE Manh That (known as Ven. Thich Tri Sieu)
PHAM Van Thuong (commonly known as Ven. Thich Tue Sy)
Doan Viet Hoat has joined his wife and family in the US, while the other
four are believed to remain in Vietnam. There is as yet no comprehensive
list of all those who have been released, and it is believed that at least
one other writer was also released.
