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Vietnam: Update – Human rights defender Professor Pham Minh Hoang charged with attempting to overthrow the administration posted on: 2010/09/30

Human rights defender Professor Pham Minh Hoang has been officially charged under Article 79 of the Vietnamese Penal Code with “carrying out activities aimed at overthrowing the people's administration”, an offence which carries the death penalty as a maximum sentence. It has been reported that he will be detained for at least four months while investigations are being carried out.

Take Action to protect two prominent human rights defenders in Ethiopiaposted on: 2007/06/28

Front Line is deeply concerned over the detention and upcoming trial of two human rights defenders, Netsanet Demissie and Daniel Bekele. They have been detained since 2005 and are due in court on 12 July 2007. The charges against them carry a possible life sentence or death penalty.

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