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Vietnam Dictatorship Arrests Democracy Activists

by DC Editors - August 11, 2012

Democracy Activists Face Violence in New Crackdown as Vietnam Dictatorship Arrests Leadership

Mother of Vietnam Activist Dies in Self-Immolation

by DC Editors - July 30, 2012

Dictatorship Enjoys Good Relations With the US Despite Abuses Like Those Evident in Latest Tragedy Involving Woman Vietnam Activist Dies in Self-Immolation

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