Le Cong Dinhs' support for freedom of speech. Amnesty International named him and his arrested associates prisoners of conscience. Vietnam currently holds several other individuals in detention whom Amnesty International considers to be prisoners of conscience: Cù Huy Hà Vũ, convicted of "conducting propaganda against the state" for giving interviews to foreign press; Nguyen Dan Que, convicted of "red-handed keeping and distributing documents" calling for the overthrow of the government; and Roman Catholic priest Nguyen Van Ly (also known as Father Thaddeus) detained for "spreading propaganda against the state." Amnesty International has called for the immediate and unconditional release of all three men. In January 2019, the authorities of Vietnam arrested and sentenced an Australian democracy activist, Chau Van Kham, to 12 months of imprisonment on charges of "financing terrorism". The 70-year-old was arrested over his membership of pro-democracy group Viet Tan. The charges against him were claimed to be baseless and politically motivated by human rights advocates, lawyers and his family. In June 2020, The Guardian reported that the activist "disappeared" inside the Vietnam's prison system for nearly four months, as his family and the Australian government have no contact or information about him. The blogger Phạm Đoan Trang was detained in 2020 and convicted to 9 years. Dozens were arrested and tried in 2021. See also Vietnam Human Rights Network – founded by Vietnamese dissidents Notes References External links Vietnamese Human Rights Newspaper US Department of State Human Rights Report 2009 Vietnam Censorship in Vietnam – IFEX Human rights in Vietnam on websites of international NGOs: Human Rights Watch and FIDH Vietnam Human Rights Network Vietnam: from "Vision" to Facts. Human Rights in Vietnam under its Chairmanship in ASEAN FIDH, 2010 UNPO – Vietnam Human Rights Report 2009 National report of Vietnam under the universal periodic review of UN human rights council Indigenous People Face Deliberate Persecution in Vietnam Highlighting Vietnamese Government Human Rights Violations In Advance of the U.S.-Vietnam Dialogue: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First Session, 11 April 2013 Continuing Repression by the Vietnamese Government: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First Session, 4 June 2013