Menschenrechtsbeauftragter Strässer zur Verurteilung von drei Menschenrechtsaktivisten in Vietnam

Menschenrechtsbeauftragter Strässer zur Verurteilung von drei Menschenrechtsaktivisten in Vietnam

Veröffentlicht: 28.08.14, 9:36 | Aktualisiert: 28.08.2014, 9:36

Zur Verurteilung von drei Menschenrechtsaktivisten in Vietnam zu mehrjährigen Haftstrafen erklärte der Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Menschenrechtspolitik und humanitäre Hilfe, Christoph Strässer, heute (27.08.2014):

Ich bin besorgt über die mehrjährigen Haftstrafen gegen drei Menschenrechtsaktivisten wegen ‘Störung der öffentlichen Ordnung’. Die drei Aktivisten sitzen nun faktisch wegen der kurzzeitigen Behinderung des Straßenverkehrs auf Jahre im Gefängnis.

Das ist vollkommen unverhältnismäßig und grotesk; es zeigt leider, dass die Menschenrechtslage in Vietnam sehr problematisch bleibt: Andersdenkende werden weiterhin unterdrückt, eingeschüchtert oder weggesperrt.

Ich fordere die vietnamesischen Behörden auf, die Haftstrafen auszusetzen und die drei Personen umgehend freizulassen. Vietnam ist Mitglied des UN-Menschenrechtsrats und hat zahlreiche UN-Menschenrechtskonventionen unterzeichnet. Daran muss es sich messen lassen.

Hintergrund:

Am 26.08.2014 wurden die Aktivisten Bui Thi Minh Hang, Nguyen Thi Thuy Quynh und Nguyen Van Minh zu drei  Jahren, zwei Jahren und zweieinhalb Jahren Freiheitsstrafe wegen „Störung der öffentlichen Ordnung“ verurteilt. Besucher wurden von dem – an sich öffentlichen – Strafprozess ebenso ausgeschlossen wie internationale Beobachter. Die EU und ihre Mitgliedstaaten gehen von mehreren Dutzend politischen Gefangenen in Vietnam aus – die meisten sind wegen Ausübung ihrer Meinungs- und Versammlungsfreiheit inhaftiert. Nichtregierungsorganisationen stellen Vietnam hinsichtlich der Beachtung der bürgerlichen und politischen Rechte ein schlechtes Zeugnis aus.

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Die Menschenrechtsaktivistin BUI, MINH HANG zu drei Jahren Haft verurteilt

Die Menschenrechtsaktivistin BUI, MINH HANG zu drei Jahren Haft verurteilt

26.08.2014 (Forum Vietnam 21) - Die Menschenrechtsaktivistin Bui, Minh-Hang, zusammen mit zwei anderen Dissidenten, Nguyen, Thi Thuy Quynh und Nguyen, Van Minh, standen heute wegen "Störung der öffentlichen Ordnung" vor dem „Volksgericht“ in der Stadt Cao-Lanh, Provinz Dong Thap im Süden Vietnams. Human Rights Watch (HRW) bezeichnet in ihrer Erklärung diesen Prozess als Verleumdung und politisch motiviert. Sie fordert deshalb die sofortige Freilassung der drei Inhaftierten.

Schon einige Tage vor dem Prozess untersagten die Behörden Weggefährten der drei Aktivisten eine Teilnahme an dem „öffentlichen Prozess“.  In anderen Fällen hat die Polizei durch einen Hausbesuch persönlich eine Teilnahme verboten. Vor den Häusern derjenigen, die der Anweisung der Polizei nicht folgten, stellte die Polizei Barrikaden und Wachen auf.

Mehr als hundert Unterstützer der drei Angeklagten haben es trotz massiver Behinderungen geschafft, nach Cao-Lanh zu kommen um an der öffentlichen Gerichtsverhandlung teilzunehmen und ihnen beizustehen. Aber fast alle von ihnen wurden von der örtlichen Polizei schikaniert und auf den Polizeirevieren festgehalten. Einige wurden misshandelt. Zahlreiche andere wurden in der Nacht zuvor im Hotel unter Gewaltanwendung verhaftet, verschleppt oder im Hotel eingesperrt.

Im Februar 2014 hatte Bui Thi Minh Hang mit 20 Begleitern versucht, den ehemaligen Gewissensgefangenen Nguyen Bac Truyen und seine Frau im Kreis Lap Vo zu besuchen. Tage zuvor, war die Lokalpolizei  gewaltsam in deren Wohnung eingedrungen und hatte Gegenstände, darunter auch das Bild des Gründers des Hoa-Hao-Buddhismus, zerstört. Auf der Fahrt zu Nguyen Bac Truyen wurden Frau Bui und ihre Begleiter von Polizisten angehalten und zur Umkehr gezwungen. Als sie dagegen protestierten, wurden sie wegen "Widerstand gegen die Staatsgewalt" festgenommen.
Das Hanoier Regime hat offensichtlich Angst vor ihren Bürgern. Die Aktivistin Bui Thi Minh Hang wurde heute zu 3 Jahren, Nguyen Van Minh und Nguyen Thi Thuy Quynh zu 2,5 bzw. 2 Jahren Gefängnis verurteilt.  

Bui Thi Minh Hang, 50, stammt aus einer Hanoier Familie, deren Eltern hohe Funktionäre der Kommunistischen Partei Vietnams waren. Zwischen Juni und August 2011 nahm sie an mehreren Anti-China-Demonstrationen teil. Im November 2011 wurde sie wegen "Störung der öffentlichen Ordnung" verhaftet und stand ohne Gerichtsurteil für 24 Monate unter Verwaltungsarrest in der Erziehungsanstalt Thanh Ha in der Provinz Vinh Phuc. Wegen zahlreicher Proteste im In- und Ausland wurde sie im April 2012 auf freien Fuß gesetzt. Danach schloss sie sich der Menschenrechtsbewegung an, sie setzt sich für die Rechte der Bauern ein, die von Landraub durch Parteifunktionäre betroffen sind und deren Proteste von den Behörden einfach ignoriert werden.

Nguyen Van Minh, 34, ist ein unabhängiger Hoa-Hao-buddhistischer Aktivist, der für die Freiheit von Religion und Gewissen gekämpft hat. Seine Frau, Bui Thi Diem Thuy, ist ebenfalls eine Religionsaktivistin, deren Vater, Bui Van Trung, und Bruder, Bui Van Tham derzeit wegen „Widerstand gegen die Staatsgewalt“ Gefängnisstrafen verbüßen. Die dritte Verurteilte, Nguyen Thi Thuy Quynh,28, ist eine Aktivistin in Saigon.

The straight for freedom

CSO: Civil Society's Organizations

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21 Vietnam CSOs: Three accused Minh Hang, Van Minh and Thuy Quynh must be released immediately and unconditionally

VRNs (Aug 22th, 2014) - Saigon - Joint statement of Vietnam CSOs on the coming trial of Bui Minh Hang, Nguyen Thi Thuy Quynh and Nguyen Van Minh 

Pursuant to Document No. 69/2014 / HSST-QD, signed by the judge Bui Phuoc Loc on July 28, 2014, about "bringing into court under the charge of “disturbing public order " Paragraph 2, Article 245 of the Penal Code, the trial of Bui Minh Hang, Nguyen Thi Thuy Quynh and Nguyen Van Minh is scheduled to open on Aug 26, 2014 at 7:30 AM in the People's court of Dong Thap province. All 3 people have been detained since Feb 11, 2014 in Lap Vo District police station (Dong Thap province), then they were transferred to Dong Thap provincial detention center (An Binh commune, Cao Lanh city).

I/. We, the civil society organizations have the same view that:

1. The incident took place on a communal rural road of the bridge Nong Trai, My An Hung

Commune, Lap Vo district, Dong Thap province on Feb 11, 2014 when 21 friends of Nguyen Bac Truyen and his wife were on the way to visit them. Truyen and his wife had been attacked some days earlier. All 21 people were suddenly stopped, been asked ID papers, provoked and then attacked by hundred policemen in uniform and plainclothes and thugs. The attackers used sticks, clubs to hit them badly regardless woman or man while many others videoed.

After many people were beaten, injury and unconscious, these police officers (including Captain Huynh Van Thuan, deputy head of the security team, and Lieutenant Colonel Le Hoang Dung, deputy chief of the investigative office of Lap Vo district, who was heavy-handed with Minh Hang and later it was him to sign an order of prosecution) then put on their police shirts and seized all communication gadgets and banners of 21 people. They were detained for 12 hours without food in the dark, dirty room. 18 people got released later.

2. One of the three defendants, Bui Minh Hang is a prominent pro-democracy activist, who

is always present in anti-china protests and the unfair trials of patriotic dissidents. She also threw herself into the struggle of land petitioners and disseminated the booklets of Universal Declaration of Human Rights. She used to be detained for five months at Thanh Ha education camp.

Ms.Nguyen Thi Thuy Quynh joined anti-China protests in Saigon since 2010 and then engaged in human rights and democracy activities. Mr.Nguyen Van Minh is a fervent believer of the independent Hoa Hao Buddhists, he is a son-in-law and brother-in-law two prisoners of conscience Bui Van Trung and Bui Van Tham. When being arrested, all three took a hunger strike to protest.

Nguyen Thi Thuy Quynh refused to obey the investigators to accuse the ringleader Hang in return for getting release immediately. Bui Minh Hang had taken hunger strike four times, and her daughter first time was allowed to meet her in prison on Aug 18,2014.

3. On Feb 27, 2014 the TV program "For Homeland Security" of Dong Thap did report

about the arrest of Nguyen Bac Truyen and 21 people said. Everything was carefully recorded from the moment the incident occurred. For the purpose of giving fake evidence to describe those people who were arrested due to violating the law and Dong Thap police complied with the rule of law!?!

Video analysis reports, we see all of the allegations made against three people as "obstructing traffic," "against person on duty", and "disturbing public order "are unfounded. Although the video was staged and prepared in advance, the police could not

provide any evidence for the allegations stated. On the contrary, it is evidence to accuse of bully behavior, slander to citizens, cunning manner of police in Dong Thap.

4. On Mar 10, 2014 to find false evidence to hide the acts of "gratuitous violence" and

"unlawful detention," Lap Vo district police have summoned five persons among 21, To Van Manh, Phan Duc Phuoc, Nguyen Vu Tam, Ms. Bui Thi Diem Thuy and Ms. Do Thi Thuy Trang. All 5 people then publicly denounced (through RFA on Mar 11) that investigators had primed them about what to say and forced to testify, arbitrarily writing down on the minutes what witnesses did not talk about, and not writing what they did. During the interrogation, police always focused on the role of "ringleader” Bui Minh Hang in order to easily to put her in the law trap. Apparently these investigators want to prove the words of Captain Huynh Van Thuan: "That group beat police first, attacked police first. Police could not fight back so people on the roadside jumped out to beat for police"!?!

5. Yet, Lap Vo district police also sent a communiqué to the attorney Tran Thu Nam (Viet

Tin law office - Ha Noi) that Bui Minh Hang refused to hire him as a lawyer. After lawyer Nam submitted the indisputable evidence that Hang had signed the contract with his office (Hang’s children also wanted lawyer Nam to protect their mother’s rights and interests), Lap Vo district police had to allow lawyer Tran Thu Nam to be her third lawyer on Mar 12, 2014.

6. Furthermore, on the evening of Mar 22, 2014, after the Mass to pray for three defendants

at the Redemptorist church of Thai Ha, Hanoi, Hang’s daughter Quynh Anh was abducted by police, some bloggers’ houses were besieged to examine. Blogger Truong Van Dung was intercepted and severely beaten to hospitalize. The next morning, Mar 13, a small rally demanding release of three victims in Hanoi was brutally suppressed. Ms. Tran Thi Nga had been sexually assaulted and brutally beaten at the police station of Quang Trung ward, Dong Da district, Hanoi.

On July 28, 2014, the UN rapporteur on freedom of religion, Heiner Bielefeldt, could not meet victims and witnesses, including Quang Minh pagoda of Vo Van Thanh Liem, worship place of Bui van Trung and Nguyen Bac Truyen’s house. Recently, An Giang province police have sent invitation letters to Hoa Hao Buddhists in order to ban them to participate the coming trial of the trio.

7. Finally, in the investigative conclusion issued by Colonel Le Van Be Sau - the head of

the investigative department of Dong Thap province on July 2, 2014 there are slanders as said above, we can find the "incriminating evidence" against the three accused as cursing "police are robbers!", "police block road to rob!", "Down with Communists," etc.; or with slogans on placards confiscated:" Down with police, thugs who illegally detained people,"" Ask correcting the thug-like police to set an example for the people"," the people can not pay taxes to feed thug-like state " etc.

In comparing the incidents that happened and the status quo of the regime, those words are perfectly correct, never being a crime in the democratic, civilized countries.

The three defendants declined to sign the indictment and denied the accusation of the investigative conclusion. Five witnesses Vo Van Buu, Vo Van Bao, Bui Thi Diem Thuy,

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Phan Duc Phuoc and Do Thi Thuy Trang are ready to testify to denounce Lap Vo police ambushed and attacked the innocent people.

II/. From the observations above, we, the CSOs co-signed below declare:

1. Three accused Bui Thi Minh Hang, Nguyen Van Minh and Nguyen Thi Thuy Quynh

must be released immediately and unconditionally because they are completely innocent. It is policemen, who ambushed, beat people, caused the roadside people gathered crowded, is a "disturbing public order" maker.

2. The dynamic of the treacherous scheming rulers aims at criminalizing the courageous

human rights activists. This proved that it is not an ordinary criminal case but created by political motives.

3. The unjustified beating and detention and then the illegal proceedings act not only as a

serious human rights abuses, but also labeled the regime falsity. It is the actual human rights situation in Vietnam, not as deceitful allegations of any official of the ruling Communists when they answered the question and the public criticism worldwide.

4. Vietnam compatriots and democracy movement at home and abroad lay heads together

and perseveringly struggle (with the help of democratic countries and international human rights bodies ) for the legal institutions in accordance with the standards of civilized humanity, a legislative system is no longer a tool in the hands of the ruling Communist dictatorship.

Vietnam, Aug 21, 2014

The CSOs co-signed:

Association to Protect Freedom of Religion: Catholic Priest Le Ngoc Thanh.

Bach Dang Giang Foundation: Pham Ba Hai (MBE).

Brotherhood for Democracy: Lawyer Nguyen Van Dai.

Cao Dai Church: Mr. Hua Phi, Mrs. Bach Phung

Civil Society Forum : Nguyen Quang A (Ph.D.)

Council of Religion Alliance: Catholic Priest Dinh Huu Thoai

Delegation of Vietnamese United Buddhists Church: Ven. Thich Khong Tanh.

Evangelical Protestant: Reverend Nguyen Hoang Hoa, Nguyen Manh Hung, Nguyen Trung Ton

Former Vietnamese Prisoners of Conscience: Dr. Nguyen Dan Que, Catholic Priest Phan Van Loi.

Friendship Association of Political and Religious Prisoners: Nguyen Bac Truyen, LLB.

Gourd and Squash Mutual Association: Mr. Nguyen Le Hung

Hoa Hao Buddhists, Purity: Mr. Le Quang Liem.

Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam: Pham Chi Dung (Ph.D.)

Network of Vietnamese Bloggers: Ms. Nguyen Hoang Vi

Nguyen Kim Dien Group: Catholic Priest Nguyen Huu Giai

Non-violent Movement for Democracy: Dr. Nguyen Dan Que.

Oppressed Petitioners Solidarity Movement: Ms. Tran Ngoc Anh

Peasants Petitioners Association: Mr. Nguyen Xuan Ngu.

Viet Labors: Ms. Do Thi Minh Hanh

Vietnam Path: Mr. Hoang Van Dung

Vietnamese Women for Human Rights: Ms.Huynh Thuc Vy, Mrs. Tran Thi Hai

Translation by Trang Thien Long.

Source: Vietnamese Redemtorists' News

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JOINT LETTER BY VIETNAM’S INDEPENDENT CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS

August 8, 2014

JOINT LETTER BY VIETNAM’S INDEPENDENT CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS

Re:Negative Repercussions of a Lift of the Lethal Weapons Ban in Vietnam

To: Senator John McCain
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

Dear Senators John McCain and Sheldon Whitehouse,

first of all, we would like to extend a heartfelt welcome to you upon your visit to Vietnam. Since Vietnam and the US formally normalized diplomatic relations, your names have always been at the forefront of every effort to promote and strengthen cooperation between the two countries. It is with certainty that due to the close partnership with the US, Vietnam has been benefitting both economically and socially.  Therefore, we would like to express our gratitude for your dedication towards the advancement of the US – Vietnam relations.

It comes to our knowledge that in recent months there has been increased consideration among the US Congress towards easing and lifting the ban on the sale and transfer of lethal weapons to the Vietnam Government. While this new development would promise much-appreciated military cooperation between the two nations, which would contribute to the strengthening of Vietnam’s defense force amid growing aggressiveness in the South China Sea, we deem it necessary to put forward our concerns in terms of the risks related to the removal of the arms sales ban.

Although Vietnam has stepped up efforts on the international stage to demonstrate its celebration for human rights by joining the UN Convention against Torture and winning a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, its human rights record at home remains poor, if not deteriorating. In the last 12 months, the Vietnamese government has continued to employ vague national security laws, such as Article 79, 88 and 258 of its Penal Code, to arrest and imprison more bloggers, journalists, legal advocates, human rights and ethnic minority rights activists. Along with silencing dissident voices, there are increasing numbers of deaths resulting from police brutality, frequent crackdowns on non-state religious associations, and continued harassment and intimidation of human rights defenders. It is clear that Vietnam still maintains a big gap between its ceremonious pledges of human rights commitment in the international arena and its implementation at the national level.

Although there have been recent releases of some political prisoners, which we welcome and appreciate this demonstration of the government’s intention to improve on human rights, however, we must note that the ongoing improvement, if any, could be inconsistent as the government remains largely ambiguous and elusive in its plan to address perpetuating human rights issues. Thus, a backward step in human rights could be possible once the government achieves its political goals. In such a scenario, we believe it would be against the US Congress’s goodwill to have the lethal weapons turned against the Vietnamese citizens.
With regard to our aforementioned concerns, we would urge the US Congress, ahead of any possible arms sales, to request Vietnam to put forth a clear agenda of concrete and measurable actions in addressing urgent human rights issues. Those actions must include, first and foremost, repeal of vague national security laws, respect for human rights defenders and the immediate and unconditional release of all the Vietnamese prisoners of consciences, including these 25 people as listed in the attached document.

Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.

Yours sincerely,

We the undersigned:

1.     Civil Society Forum
2.     The United Workers-Farmers Organization of Vietnam
3.     The Association of Political & Religious Prisoners of Vietnam
4.     The Brotherhood for Democracy
5.      Bau Bi Tuong Than Association
6.      No-U FC of Hanoi
7.      No-U FC of Saigon
8.      A group of followers of Hoa Hao Buddhist Church West branch
9.      The Vietnam Path Movement
10.    Vietnamese Overseas Initiative for Conscience Empowerment (VOICE)

LIST OF 25 PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE

1. Bui Thi Minh Hang
·         DOB: 1964
·         Years Sentenced: Pending
·         Location: Lap Vo Detention Center, Dong Thap Prison      
·         Criminal Charge(s): Causing public disorder (§ 245 VCC)
·         Details: Bui Thi Minh Hang is an outspoken advocate on behalf of peasants whose lands were confiscated to make room for development projects. She was among a group of 21 people on mopeds that were attacked by Dong Thap police on 12 Feb 2014, about 140 km of Ho Chi Minh City. The group was on their way to visit Nguyen Bac Truyen, a lawyer and former political prisoner in Dong Thap.
·         Compelling Reason for Release: Health deteriorating due to hunger strike in May 2014 which lasted 2 weeks

2. Dinh Nguyen Kha          
·         DOB: 1988
·         Years Sentenced: 4 years imprisonment; 3 years house-arrest
·         Location: Xuyen Moc Prison, Ba Ria Vung Tau Province    
·         Criminal Charge(s): Spreading propaganda against the Socialist Republic of

          Vietnam (§88 VCC)
·         Details: Dinh Nguyen Kha was arrested in 2012 for handing out leaflets that “distort the Party and the State’s policies related to religion and land, and exhibit a twisted viewpoint regarding the Spratly and Paracel islands and the border land between Vietnam and China.” The state media accused him of “calling and agitating people to protest against the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.”

3. Do Nam Trung                                                   
·         DOB: 1981
·         Years Sentenced:  Pending
·         Location: Dong Nai Prison, Dong Nai Province
·         Criminal Charge(s): Causing public disorder (§ 245 VCC)
·         Details: Do Nam Trung is a member of the Brotherhood for Democracy. He has been accused of provoking a violent riot in a Dong Nai Province's industrial park in May 2014 along with Le Thi Phuong Anh and Pham Minh Vu.

4. Doan Huy Chuong                                 
·         DOB: 1985
·         Years Sentenced: 7 years imprisonment
·         Location: Xuan Loc Prison, Binh Duong Province (K2)
·         Criminal Charge(s): Disrupting security (§89 VCC).
·         Details: Doan Huy Chuong is a labor activist who organized a strike in a shoe factory in Tra Vinh Province and distributed anti- government leaflets. Arrested on 11 February 2010, tried on 26 June 2010 in Tra Vinh Province; sentence upheld at appellate trial in Tra Vinh Province on 18 March 2011. As President of the United Workers and Farmers Association (UWFA), Doan Huy Chuong was previously arrested in Nov. 2006 and later sentenced to 18 months imprisonment.
·         Compelling Reason for Release: Suffers from internal injuries as a result of being tortured in prison

5. Duong Thi Tron                                                  
·         DOB: 1947
·         Years Sentenced: 9 years imprisonment
·         Location: Xuan Loc Prison, Binh Duong Province (K5)
·         Criminal Charge(s): Causing public disorder (§245 VCC) and resisting officers performing their duties (§ 257 VCC)
·         Details: Hoa Hao Buddhist Church-Original Branch (HHBC-O) is independent to the state-controlled Hoa Hao Buddhist Commission and does not accept any interference by the Vietnamese authorities. Tron is an active member of HHBC-O (Dong Thap) and í the wife of its chairman, Nguyen Van Tho.
·         Compelling Reason for Release: She is suffering from low blood pressure and old age. She does not have access to medication.

6. Le Quoc Quan                                                                
·         DOB: 1971
·         Years Sentenced: 2.5 years imprisonment
·         Location: An Diem Prison, Quang Nam Province
·         Criminal Charge(s): Tax evasion (§161 VCC)
·         Details: Le Quoc Quan is a human rights lawyer, democracy activist and prominent Catholic blogger. He was arrested by the Vietnamese government on charges of tax evasion on 27 December 2012, convicted on 2 October 2013, and sentenced to 30 months in prison and fined 100,000 USD. The arrest was condemned by international human rights organizations and the US government.
·         Compelling Reason for Release: Deteriorating health as a result of three hunger strikes

7. Le Thi Phuong Anh                                                        
·         DOB: 1984
·         Years Sentenced: Pending
·         Location: Dong Nai Prison, Dong Nai Province
·         Criminal Charge(s): Causing public disorder (§ 245 VCC)
·         Details: Le Thi Phuong Anh is a human rights and democracy activist. She has been accused of provoking a violent riot in a Dong Nai Province's industrial park in May 2014 along with Do Nam Trung and Pham Minh Vu      

8. Mai Thi Dung                 
·         DOB: 1969
·         Years Sentenced: 11 years imprisonment
·         Location: Thanh Xuan Prison, Hanoi
·         Criminal Charge(s): Causing public disorder (§245 VCC)  
·         Details: Mai Thi Dung is a religious worker of the Hoa Hao Buddhist Church - Original Branch. She was arrested and charged under Article 245 for resisting and defending a religious gathering that was being interrupted by the authorities.
·         Compelling Reason for Release: Suffers from internal injuries as a result of being tortured in prison and is currently undergoing medical complications due to kidney stones

9. Ngo Hao
·         DOB: 1943
·         Years Sentenced: 15 years imprisonment; 5 years house-arrest
·         Location: Xuan Phuoc Prison, Phu Yen Province
·         Criminal Charge(s): Conducting activities to overthrow the people's government (§79 VCC)
·         Details: Ngo Hao is a democracy activist. He was arrested for writing and spreading articles criticizing the government's policies.
·         Compelling Reason for Release: Suffering from old age; forced to work in prison and currently does not have strength to stand on his own.

10. Nguyen Hoang Quoc Hung                                                     
·         DOB: 1982
·         Years Sentenced: 9 years imprisonment
·         Location: Xuyen Moc Prison, Ba Ria Vung Tau Province
·         Criminal Charge(s): Disrupting security (§89 VCC).
·         Details: Nguyen Hoang Quoc Hung is a member of “Victims of Injustice”—a group that advocates on behalf of victims of land confiscation.         

11. Nguyen Huu Vinh (Ba Sam)    
·         DOB: 1956
·         Years Sentenced: Pending
·         Location: Hanoi
·         Criminal Charge(s): Abusing democratic freedoms (§258 VCC)
·         Details: Nguyen Huu Vinh – a liberal blogger – is well known for his regular posts which have opposing opinions. He is also known for delivering news about China’s hostile and provocative moves against Vietnam’s territorial sovereignty, a topic the government of Vietnam deemed sensitive to the relations between the two countries and therefore, often ignored.  

12. Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy 
·         DOB: 1980
·         Years Sentenced: Pending
·         Location: Hanoi
·         Criminal Charge(s): Abusing democratic freedoms (§258 VCC)
·         Details: Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy is an employee of Nguyen Huu Vinh's business. She was accused of helping Vinh “publish online articles with bad contents and misleading information to lower the prestige and create public distrust of government offices, social organizations and citizens”   

13. Nguyen Thi Thuy Quynh                                 
·         DOB: 1986
·         Years Sentenced: Pending
·         Location: Lap Vo Detention Center, Dong Thap Prison
·         Criminal Charge(s): Causing public disorder (§ 245 VCC)
·         Details: Nguyen Thi Thuy Quynh is a religious worker in the  Hoa Hao Buddhist Church - Original Branch. She was arrested along with Bui Thi Minh Hang on their way to visit Nguyen Bac Truyen.

14. Nguyen Van Hai (Dieu Cay)                                            .       
·         DOB: 1952
·         Years Sentenced: 12 years imprisonment; 5 years house-arrest
·         Location: Prison No.6, Nghe An Province
·         Criminal Charge(s): Spreading propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (§88 VCC)
·         Details: Nguyen Van Hai, also known as Nguyen Hoang Hai, better known by his pen name Dieu Cay, is a Vietnamese blogger who has been prosecuted by the government of Vietnam for tax evasion and "disseminating anti-state information and materials". His imprisonment was protested by several international human rights organizations, and Amnesty International considers him a prisoner of conscience.
·         Compelling Reason for Release: Imprisoned in solitary confinement.

15. Nguyen Van Lia                                                           
·         DOB: 1940
·         Years Sentenced: 4.5 years imprisonment
·         Location: Xuan Loc Prison, Binh Duong Province (K2)
·         Criminal Charge(s): Abusing democratic freedoms (§258 VCC)
·         Details: Nguyen Van Lia is a longtime adherent of Hoa Hao Buddhism, a religious group often suppressed by the government, and the co-author of several Hoa Hao Buddhist religious instruction texts and books. He was charged with violating Article 258 of the penal code for “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the state,” a vague crime that could result in a sentence of up to seven years.
·         Compelling Reason for Release: Suffers from old age; high blood pressure and does not have access to medication. His family is not permitted to send medication.

16. Nguyen Van Ly                                                
·         DOB: 1946
·         Years Sentenced: 8 years imprisonment; 5 years house-arrest
·         Location: Nam Ha Prison, Ha Nam Province
·         Criminal Charge(s): Spreading propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (§88 VCC)
·         Details: Father Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly  is a Vietnamese Roman Catholic priest and dissident involved in many pro-democracy movements for which he was imprisoned for a total of almost 15 years. For his ongoing imprisonment and continuous non-violent protest, Amnesty International adopted Father Lý in December 1983 as a prisoner of conscience. Most recently, his support for the Bloc 8406 manifesto has led to his sentence on 30 March 2007, for an additional eight years in prison.

17. Nguyen Van Minh                                                       
·         DOB: 1980
·         Years Sentenced: Pending
·         Location: Lap Vo Detention Center, Dong Thap Prison
·         Criminal Charge(s): Resisting persons in the performance of their official duties. (§275 VCC).
·         Details: Nguyen Van Minh is a religious worker of the Hoa Hao Buddhist Church - Original Branch. He was arrested along with Bui Thi Minh Hang on their way to visit Nguyen Bac Truyen. 

18. Pham Minh Vu                                     
·         DOB: 1980
·         Years Sentenced: Pending
·         Location: Dong Nai Prison
·         Criminal Charge(s): Causing public disorder (§ 245 VCC)
·         Details: Pham Minh Vu is a member of the Brotherhood for Democracy. He has been accused of provoking a violent riot in a Dong Nai Province's industrial park in May 2014 along with Le Thi Phuong Anh and Do Nam Trung.

19. Pham Viet Dao                                     
·         DOB: 1951   
·         Years Sentenced: 15 months imprisonment
·         Location: Hanoi
·         Criminal Charge(s): Abusing democratic freedoms (§258 VCC)
·         Details: Pham Viet Dao is a former Vietnamese Communist Party member and government official. He was convicted under Article 258 of Vietnam’s penal code for allegedly “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe on the interests of the State.”

20. Phan Van Thu                                                  
·         DOB: 1948
·         Years Sentenced: Life imprisonment
·         Location: Unknown
·         Criminal Charge(s): Conducting activities to overthrow the people's government (§79 VCC)
·         Details: Phan Van Thu was arrested on 05 February 2012 in Phu Yen Province. He was allegedly the leader of Public Law Council of Bia Son, which the Vietnamese police newspaper has accused of “conducting activities to overthrow the people's government.”

21. Ta Phong Tan                                                   
·         DOB: 1968
·         Years Sentenced: 10 years imprisonment; 5 years house-arrest
·         Location: Yen Dinh Prison, Thanh Hoa Province
·         Criminal Charge(s): Spreading propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (§88 VCC)
·         Details: Ta Phong Tan is a Vietnamese dissident blogger, a former policewoman and member of the Communist Party of Vietnam. She was arrested in September 2011 under anti-state propaganda charges for her blog posts alleging government corruption.
·         Compelling Reason for Release: Under psychological pressure because of civil disobedience within prison.

22. Tran Huynh Duy Thuc                                                             
·         DOB: 1965
·         Years Sentenced: 16 years imprisonment; 5 years house-arrest
·         Location: Xuyen Moc Prinson, Dong Nai Province
·         Criminal Charge(s): Conducting activities to overthrow the people's government (§79 VCC)
·         Details: According to the indictment, along with Nguyen Tien Trung, Le Cong Dinh and Le Thang Long, Tran Huynh Duy Thuc had sought to build a multiparty system and written 53 articles, amongst them "The Vietnam’s Roadmap", and posted them on the internet. Thuc was director general of the OCI telecommunication company. Initially at his arrest on 24 May 2009, he had been accused of “theft of telecom fees”. Later the charge was turned to “spreading propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam” (§88 VCC) and finally to subversive activities (§79 VCC). He was tried on 20 January 2010 in Ho Chi Minh City. His sentence was upheld at the appellate trial on 11 May 2010.
·         Compelling Reason for Release: Was forced into solitary confinement as a disciplinary punishment.

23. Tran Vu Anh Binh                                            
·         DOB: 1974   
·         Years Sentenced: 6 years imprisonment; 2 years house-arrest
·         Location: An Phuoc Prison, Binh Duong Province
·         Criminal Charge(s): Tran Vu Anh Binh is a Catholic songwriter and member of the Patriotic Youth Group (PYG) who participated in anti-China demonstrations in Ho Chi Minh City. Along with 4 members of PYG, he was arrested on 19 September 2011 in HCM City.

24. Truong Duy Nhat                                 
·         DOB: 1964
·         Years Sentenced: 2 years imprisonment    
·         Location: Hoa Son Prison, Da Nang
·         Criminal Charge(s): Abusing democratic freedoms (§258 VCC)
·         Details: Truong Duy Nhat was sentenced to 2 years imprisonment for allegedly "abusing the rights of freedom" in writing his blog "Another Point of View". The charges were based on 12 specific entries on his blog in which he criticized the performances of top government and Party officials, including the General Secretary and the Prime Minister.

25. Vo Minh Tri (Viet Khang)                                                        
·         DOB: 1978
·         Years Sentenced: 4 years imprisonment; 2 years house-arrest
·         Location: Xuan Loc Prison, Binh Duong Province (K2)
·         Criminal Charge(s): Spreading propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (§88 VCC)
·         Details: Vo Minh Tri has composed 2 patriotic songs: “Who are you?” and “Where is my Vietnam?”. He personally performed them and posted them on the internet to support anti-China demonstrations in Vietnam. He was arrested on 23 December 2011 in HCM City.

Total years of imprisonment: 121.25
Total years of house-arrest: 32
Total cases of life imprisonment: 1
Total cases still pending: 8

Source: danquyenvn.blogspot.dk                                                                                                                                    

Warum nicht?

Die TV-Zeitschrift Hörzu veröffentlicht meinen folgenden Leserbrief nicht:

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Leserbrief zum Artikel „Land des Lächelns“ über das „Traumziel Vietnam“, Hörzu, Ausgabe 29 vom 11.07.2014, Seiten 22-24).

Der Artikel suggeriert dem Leser das Paradies auf Erden, wenn er Vietnam bereise.

Wie es im Leben üblich ist, hat jede Medaille eine Kehrseite. Genau diese Kehrseite Vietnams wird in  diesem Artikel schmerzlich vermisst denn sie ist katastrophal. Auf dem Papier gemäß der Staatsdoktrin ist Vietnam eine „sozialistische Republik“, die mit dem Wahlspruch „Unabhängigkeit, Freiheit und Glück“ bereits einen politischen und diplomatischen Betrug begeht. In der Tat herrscht in Vietnam der „rote Manchester Kapitalismus“, der einem kleinen Teil der Bevölkerung, vorwiegend Parteimitgliedern, ein Leben in Saus und Braus ermöglicht aber das Volk immer tiefer in den Abgrund treibt.  Freiheit, Menschenrechte und Demokratie sind genau so Fremdwörter wie Umweltschutz oder Nachhaltigkeit oder  Gewerkschaften. Allein die Erwähnung dieser Begriffe kann einen Vietnamesen Jahre ins Gefängnis bringen. Hinter dem Glanz der Fassaden sind diese traurigen Fakten schwer zu erkennen. Mit dem Abbau von Bauxit im Zentralhochland und mit dem Bau zweier Atomkraftwerke in der Provinz Ninh Binh begeht Vietnam sogar den ökologischen Selbstmord auf Raten.

Seien wir ehrlich: Wer macht sich schon die Mühe zu zählen, wie viele friedliche Demonstranten brutal zusammengeschlagen und verhaftet wurden? Wie viele harmlose Blogger für Jahre eingesperrt werden? Wie vielen Menschen ihr Land geraubt wurde, zugunsten der Global Player? Wie gnadenlos die Ausbeutung von Mensch und Natur in Vietnam ist? Wie es mit der Glaubens- und Pressefreiheit aussieht? Wie korrupt Vietnam ist? Wie viele Frauen nach China verkauft wurden?

Wer möchte sich seinen Urlaub mit solchen miesen Zahlen vermiesen lassen?

Dennoch wäre ich Frau Anja Matthes sehr dankbar, wenn sie diese unangenehmen Fakten über Vietnam geschrieben hätte.

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