Huynh Thuc Vy faces trial under article 276 of the 1999 penal code for allegedly disrespecting the national flag if convicted will save 3 years imprisonment.
Asia articles on Democracy Chronicles
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The Cambodian Genocide Verdict Is Bitter, Belated Justice
Verdict hopefully brings some measure of justice to the victims, forty years after the unspeakable mass atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.
DC Author Benny Tai Warns of Threat to Hong Kong Civil Rights
Benny Tai press statement: “What is on trial is not just the nine of us. What is on trial also is the high degree of autonomy and the rule of law”.
Cambodian Official Says Khmer Rouge Tribunal Work Is Done
Cambodian official says Khmer rouge tribunals that convicted last two leaders of Khmer Rouge of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes is done.
Hong Kong’s 2014 Democracy Protesters Stand Trial Monday
DC author Benny Tai joins other founding leaders of Hong Kong’s 2014 democracy protests at trial this Monday, 4 years after the protests came to an end.
Key UN Committee Condemns North Korean Rights Violations
Key U.N. committee adopted a resolution condemning North Korea’s “longstanding and ongoing systematic, widespread and gross violations of human rights”.
Vietnamese Blogger Mother Mushroom Reaches Out to Activists
Vietnamese blogger Mother Mushroom tells activists, you are not alone while walking VOA through her story from blogging, arrests and presents state of live.
Hong Kong Must Drop Case Against ‘Umbrella 9’
Hong Kong authorities must drop charges against nine leaders of the pro-democracy “Umbrella Movement” for non-violent protests in 2014.
Missing Elite Chinese University Students, Alumni Spark Outcry
Students and alumni of Chinese universities spark outcry over apparent detention of dozens of young labor activists who have been missing since weekend.
China Scours Social Media, Erases Thousands Of Accounts
China’s top cyber authority has scrubbed 9,800 social media accounts of independent news providers deemed to have posted sensational.