Published on 30 October 2006
5 February 2010 - Writer who was assaulted gets three-and-a-half-year sentence on trumped-up assault charge
20 January 2010 - Court sentences four netizens and pro-democracy activists to a total of 33 years in jail
19 January 2010 - Trial of four pro-democracy activists, including blogger who studied in France
Truong Quoc Huy, 25, has been held since 18 August 2006 for using the Internet to try to "overthrow the government." The police arrested him as he was taking part in a pro-democracy chat forum on Paltalk. He is also accused of giving interviews for foreign radio stations in which he voiced support for the 8406 group, a Vietnamese pro-democracy movement founded in April 2006. Other 8406 members are being harassed by the authorities.
Truong was already arrested for similar reasons on 19 October 2005 along with his brother, Truong Quoc Tuan, and his fiancee, Lisa Pham. All three were held for nine months without being able to see a lawyer or their relatives, before finally being released on 7 July 2006.
