Writer Nguyen Xuan Tu sentenced to twelve months in prison
Writer and biologist Nguyen Xuan Tu, also known as Ha Si Phu, was given a twelve month prison sentence on 22 August 1996 on charges of possessing “secret” documents. No details are presently available to International PEN as to the nature of these documents. It is feared, however, that the real reason for his arrest […]
Buddhist religious leader and author sentenced to five years in prison
Sources: Human Rights Watch/Asia, Vietnamese Committee on Human Rights, PEN members, others On 15 August 1995, the Venerable Thich Quang Do, a Buddhist scholar and religious leader who is the author of numerous books and poetry, was sentenced to five years in prison. Five others were also convicted with him to sentences of up to […]
Hoang Minh Chinh and Do Trung Hieu reportedly arrested for their writings
The former director of the Institute of Marxist-Leninist Philosophy and a founding member of the Club of Former Resistance Fighters have been charged with spreading “anti-socialist propaganda” following the publication of their writings. Hoang Minh Chinh, former director of the Institute of Marxist- Leninist Philosophy, is said to have been arrested on 14 June 1995 […]
Two magazines suspended
On 26 January 1995, the monthly “Tri Thuc Va Cong Nghe”, published by a metal and iron industries association in Vietnam, was suspended until further notice by the Minister of Culture and Information for “modifying the presentation of its cover and publishing articles which do not conform to its principles and readership.” On 21 January, […]