2011 crackdown on Vietnamese youth activists

Between July 2011 and December 2011 a series of young Christian Vietnamese activists, primarily located in northern province of Nghệ An, Vietnam, and working with the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, were arrested by the Vietnamese government for protesting for land rights and circulating a petition to free prominent legal rights activist Cu Huy Ha Vu, a prominent human rights defender who was imprisoned for seven years in April 2011. Among them is 26-year-old high-profile blogger Paulus Le Son.

2011 crackdown on Vietnamese youth activists

Between July 2011 and December 2011 a series of young Christian Vietnamese activists, primarily located in northern province of Nghệ An, Vietnam, and working with the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, were arrested by the Vietnamese government for protesting for land rights and circulating a petition to free prominent legal rights activist Cu Huy Ha Vu, a prominent human rights defender who was imprisoned for seven years in April 2011. Among them is 26-year-old high-profile blogger Paulus Le Son.