Pham Doan Trang was arrested in her Ho Chi Minh City apartment on the night of 6 October, 2020, this well-known journalist was placed in detention on a charge of “anti-government propaganda” without being allowed access to a lawyer. The real reason for her arrest was her work as founder of the dissident online magazine Luât Khoa and editor of The Vietnamese – two publications that help Vietnamese citizens to understand the country’s laws, defend their rights and resist the Vietnamese Communist Party’s authoritarian rule.

Solidarity address

Pham Doan Trang
Hanoi Detention Center No. 1
Lane 702, Phuc Dien
Nam Tu Liem district
Hanoi City
Vietnam

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