21 January 2010 -- The Southeast Asian Media Legal Defense Network is shocked and disappointed at the five year prison sentence and a further 3 year house arrest imposed on our Vietnamese colleague Le Cong Dinh. The charges he stands accused of amount to no more than the promotion of freedom of expression and...
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WASHINGTON, D.C., 19 June 2009 – U.S. Rep. Joseph Cao (R-La.) called on the U.S. House of Representatives to join with the U.S. State Department in calling for the release of Le Cong Dinh and other prisoners in detention by Vietnamese authorities. Rep. Cao said that Mr. Dinh’s arrest contradicted Vietnam’s own “alleged commitment...
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LONDON, 17 June 2009 — ARTICLE 19, the independent human rights organisation that works globally to protect and promote freedom of expression, has called for Vietnamese attorney Le Cong Dinh to be “immediately and unconditionally” released from police custody. According to its statement: “Dinh is a respected Vietnamese lawyer and human rights defender who has,...
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WASHINGTON, D.C., 15 June 2009 — The U.S. Department of State issued a statement in support of the unconditional and immediate release of lawyer Le Cong Dinh.
Its statement in full reads: “The United States is deeply concerned by the arrest by Vietnamese authorities of lawyer Le Cong Kinh on June 13 on charges of...
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BANGKOK, 16 June 2009 — The Southeast Asia Press Alliance issued statement in which it expresses “deep concern” over the Vietnamese authorities’ arrest of Le Cong Hinh, “an established lawyer, writer, and defender of free expression and human rights.”
According to SEAPA’s statement, ”Mr. Dinh’s arrest is a simultaneous attack on two sectors vital to democratic...
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15 June 2009
Reporters Without Borders today called on Vietnam to immediately release the lawyer Le cong Dinh, author of many pro-democracy articles and a known human rights activist, who was arrested two days ago. The 41-year-old lawyer, who has defended several bloggers and free expression activitists, is facing a long prison sentence for his...
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BBC News
14 June 2009
Vietnam holds high-profile lawyer: Vietnamese authorities have arrested a high-profile lawyer for allegedly conspiring against the government.
Le Cong Dinh, 41, one of Vietnam’s most respected lawyers, has defended a number of pro-democracy activists.
He was alleged to have been found with a copy of a new constitution he wrote aiming to...
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