Vietnam jails climate activist for tax evasion; Thai court drops charges over murdered activist
Hanoi (AFP) Sept 28, 2023
A Vietnamese court on Thursday jailed a leading climate activist for tax evasion, the latest environmentalist put behind bars by the communist government. The court in Ho Chi Minh City sentenced Hoang Thi Minh Hong to three years in prison for dodging $275,000 in taxes related to her environmental campaign group CHANGE, her lawyer Nguyen Van Tu told AFP. The 50-year-old is at least the f