and encouraged climate activists in different places to fight for a sustainable future.

Hong's arrest is part of a worrying trend in Vietnam. She's the fifth prominent person in the country to be targeted recently, including Mr. Dang Dinh Bach, an environmental lawyer. Without courageous people like them, progress for the environment in Vietnam wouldn't be possible.

by Liangyi, 350.org

#HoangThiMinhHong #ClimateCrisis #DefendTheDefenders #StandWithBach #HumanRights #Vietnam 🇻🇳

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DEFEND THE DEFENDERS

#HoangThiMinhHong and others have been detained for protecting our #planet.

Hong, from #Vietnam, was arrested in what the US State Department is calling "part of a concerning pattern of arrests of local environmental and civil society advocates."

Hong has been detained without charge and has been denied access to a lawyer. She faces up to seven years behind bars for a spurious charge of tax evasion.

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