HANOI, Vietnam — A court in northern Vietnam has sentenced a former primary schoolteacher to 14 years in prison after finding him guilty on charges of attempting to overthrow the communist government. Dao Quang Thuc, 58, was convicted of posting on his Facebook page articles with “reactionary contents,” the official Vietnam News Agency reported. Dozens of activists have been convicted for violating the national security law since the beginning of the year. Last month, a court in Ho Chi Minh City sentenced 12 activists including two Americans of Vietnamese descent to up to 14 years on similar charges. Last week, rights campaigners from Amnesty International and the International Federation for Human Rights were barred from entering the country to attend the World Economic Forum in Hanoi.

Source: National Post September 20, 2018 04:33 UTC