US criticises Vietnam for jailing peaceful activists and calls for human rights to be upheld
(WorldNews Asia)

The United States said it was deeply concerned over Vietnam’s conviction and sentencing of an activist this week, calling the trend of increased arrests and harsh sentences of government critics “troubling”. A State Department statement on Friday also called on the communist government to release all political prisoners and allow all individuals to express their views freely and assemble peacefully without fear of retribution. Le Dinh Luong was sentenced to 20 years in prison......