Topic: Nguyen Van Ly

Canada demands release of jailed Vietnam priest

Canada on Wednesday joined an international chorus calling for the release of a frail dissident Vietnamese priest who has been re-arrested after being freed for medical reasons more than a year ago.The United States and international rights groups have also urged ...

Vietnam under pressure to release jailed priest

Vietnam on Wednesday faced calls from the United States and international rights groups to free a frail dissident priest who was re-arrested after being released from jail for medical treatment.Nguyen Van Ly, who prosecutors say was a founding member of a ...

Vietnam frees ailing dissident priest: lawyer

Vietnam on Monday freed a Catholic priest who has been an outspoken democracy advocate after he suffered debilitating strokes in his nearly three years in prison, his lawyer said.Vietnam has been on the receiving end of international appeals to release Nguyen ...
Amnesty International on Saturday called on Vietnam to release an ailing dissident priest whose return to prison coincided with a rare Vietnam-Vatican meeting hailed as a prelude to improved relations.Amnesty, the global human rights watchdog, said it was " He can only ...
A bipartisan group of 37 US senators have sent a letter to Vietnam's president calling for the " immediate and unconditional release" of a dissident Catholic priest jailed for eight years in 2007.The lawmakers urged Nguyen Minh Triet to intervene in ...