Missing Australian human rights activist Hiep Tran charged in Vietnam
Vietnamese authorities have charged Australian activist Hiep Tran and his colleague Duc Thuan Nguyen with terrorism-related offenses after they were allegedly caught entering the country illegally. The pro-democracy group Viet Tan claims the men were abducted in an act of transnational repression.
Why it matters
The case raises significant concerns regarding international human rights, transnational legal reach, and the treatment of activists by the Vietnamese government.
Hiep Tran (left) and Duc Thuan Nguyen travelled to Phnom Penh to meet Vietnamese human rights activists. ( Supplied )
Melbourne resident Hiep Tran and his Norwegian-Vietnamese colleague Duc Thuan Nguyen were feared missing after flying to Cambodia almost two weeks ago.
Vietnamese authorities have charged the pair, and another man, with planning to carry out terrorist activities.
US-based pro-democracy group Viet Tan disputes the accusations and believes the men were abducted in an act of "transnational repression".
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The accusations are heavily disputed by US-based pro-democracy group Viet Tan, which said it believed the men were abducted in what it called "an act of transnational repression".
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