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Vietnamese peasants protesting over land policy in Saigon could
face attack by Police
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Ready
to attack
Chantilly,
Virginia, U.S.A - July 17th, 2007 - Well
over 1300 Vietnamese peasants currently protesting over
land policy in
Saigon
could face attack any moment by the Vietnamese Communist
regime's police.
According to our source, Vietnamese Communist has
deployed armed police in uniformed in marked and
unmarked vehicles surrounding the protestors, ready for
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Protesters
vowed not to give up this time
For the past decade, small landowners from the provinces have
gone to the main urban centers of Saigon and the capital, Hanoi,
complaining that the communist-run government had failed to
adequately compensate them for their land and properties. But
despite their persistence, and a lot of promises from the
Vietnamese Communist regime, there were no settlements.
This time, for
nearly 4 weeks,
an ever growing
score of peasant farmers have protested outside of the office of
Vietnam Congress, at 194 Hoang Van Thu Street, Saigon, over land
appropriation for development, one of the longest-running
demonstrations of its kind in Vietnam.
In the 32
degree Celsius (90F) heat and humidity, the farmers sat or lay
under colored tarpaulin sheets strung up at the door of a
National Assembly office. Additional protesters from other
cities are moving in SaiGon to join the protest. In protesting,
they all became homeless, sick tired and hungry. To discourage
them, Vietnamese police have shut down public restrooms
and stopped people from surrounding areas to offer them food,
beverages and medicine.
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Protesters vowed not to give up this time
For the past decade, small landowners from the
provinces have gone to the main urban centers of Saigon
and the capital, Hanoi, complaining that the
communist-run government had failed to adequately
compensate them for their land and properties. But
despite their persistence, and a lot of promises from
the Vietnamese Communist regime, there were no
settlements.
This time, for
nearly 4 weeks,
an ever
growing score of peasant farmers have protested outside
of the office of Vietnam Congress, at 194 Hoang Van Thu
Street, Saigon, over land appropriation for development,
one of the longest-running demonstrations of its kind in
Vietnam.
In the
32 degree Celsius (90F) heat and humidity, the farmers
sat or lay under colored tarpaulin sheets strung up at
the door of a National Assembly office. Additional
protesters from other cities are moving in SaiGon to
join the protest. In protesting, they all became
homeless, sick tired and hungry. To discourage
them, Vietnamese police have shut down public restrooms
and stopped people from surrounding areas to offer them
food, beverages and medicine.
The
protesters, coming from many provinces have vowed to
stick to protest sites no matter what will happen. Some
even vowed they will protest until their last breath,
and refuse to come back to their home towns until their
issues are resolved. |
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A plea
for help
Under
the circumstance, Southeast Asia Democracy Coalition
(SEADC) has issued an Action Alert calling to all
Vietnamese aboard and at home to help these poor
protesters.
By way
of this press release, we are pleading to Governments
and Department of States of all nations, all Non-Profit
Organizations, all Embassy Offices in Vietnam, to take
immediate actions to prevent another Tiananmen Square
from happenning.
Please
forward this to all concerns as appropriate.
Thank
you and God bless us all!
About
Southeast Asia Democracy Coalition
Southeast Asia Democracy Coalition was founded by the
Force of Vietnamese People for Democracy in September,
2006, when members met to prepare for a meeting with the
United Nations in New York City, New York.
Southeast Asia Democracy was formed to create a strong
alliance to help one another in bringing democracy and
true freedom to the people in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam |
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