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Vietnam jails official over ‘hero’ farmer eviction

AFP

A Vietnamese local government official was jailed for two and a half years on Wednesday for the destruction of the home of a farmer who became a national hero for resisting eviction, state media said. Doan Van Vuon become a symbol of rising public dissatisfaction over land rights after arming his family…