Six activists arrested in Vietnam, says dissident group

HANOI (AFP) - Security forces in communist Vietnam have arrested six pro-democracy activists — including two US, one French and one Thai national — a dissident group said Tuesday.

Police detained them last Saturday in the southern hub of Ho Chi Minh City and were still holding them at an unknown location, the US-based Viet Tan (Vietnam Reform) party said in a statement.
“Before their arrest, they participated in discussions with other democracy activists on promoting peaceful democratic change,” the group said.

“Specifically, they aspired to publicise information on successful non-violent struggles from around the world and to use these lessons to help empower the Vietnamese people.”

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