Renewed series of arrests and general repression during new widespread Vietnam activist clampdown

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US slams ‘disturbing trend’ of Vietnam activist jail terms

AFP – The United States on Friday called for the release of two Vietnamese activists jailed for distributing anti-government leaflets, saying their case highlights a “disturbing trend” of authorities muzzling dissent. Female university student Nguyen Phuong Uyen, 21, was jailed for six years.