Viet Nam: Internet Activist Priest Imprisoned
Via Amnesty International USA.
Father Nguyen Van Ly, a 60-year-old Catholic priest who helped set up an internet petition calling for democratic change, was today sentenced to eight years imprisonment for "conducting propaganda" against the state.More here.
Four of his associates, Nguyen Phong, Nguyen Binh Thanh, Hoang Thi Anh Dao and Le Thi Hang, were also sentenced.
posted by Fergie @ 3/30/2007 06:58:00 AM
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