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The Right to Protest In Vietnam Is Not Only Legal, It’s Constitutional

By Quynh-Vi Tran3 min read

On June 14, 2018, AFP reported, the spokesperson of Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Le Thi Thu Hang, told reporters that Vietnam was holding an American citizen of Vietnamese descent, Will Anh Nguyen, under the suspicion of “disrupting public order.”

Online video clips showed Nguyen being dragged away by several men with his head covered in blood, and that he was thrown into the back of a police car. Later that day, news surfaced on Vietnam’s social media that he was arrested for being part of the demonstration.

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Quynh-Vi Tran

She’s the managing editor of The Vietnamese Magazine. With a background in law and journalism, she covers criminal justice, freedom of expression, and human rights in general.

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