HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- Vietnam is launching a fresh wave of arrests and detentions of democracy advocates, a human rights group charged Friday.㰀瀀㸀吀栀攀 一攀眀 夀漀爀欀ⴀ戀愀猀攀搀 䠀甀洀愀渀 刀椀最栀琀猀 圀愀琀挀栀 猀愀椀搀 琀栀攀 挀漀洀洀甀渀椀猀琀 最漀瘀攀爀渀洀攀渀琀 椀猀 愀爀爀攀猀琀椀渀最Ⰰ 椀洀瀀爀椀猀漀渀椀渀最 愀渀搀 栀愀爀愀猀猀椀渀最 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 眀栀漀 愀搀瘀漀挀愀琀攀 搀攀洀漀挀爀愀琀椀挀 爀攀昀漀爀洀猀⸀
``This sort of repression has got to stop,'' said Brad Adams, executive director of the group's Asia division. ``All these activists are being harassed and jailed simply for exercising their freedom of speech.''㰀瀀㸀䄀搀愀洀猀 甀爀最攀搀 琀栀攀 挀漀甀渀琀爀礀✀猀 椀渀琀攀爀渀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 搀漀渀漀爀猀Ⰰ 眀栀漀 愀瀀瀀爀漀瘀攀搀 ␀㈀⸀㔀 戀椀氀氀椀漀渀 椀渀 渀攀眀 愀椀搀 琀漀 嘀椀攀琀渀愀洀 琀栀椀猀 洀漀渀琀栀Ⰰ 琀漀 瀀甀猀栀 琀栀攀 最漀瘀攀爀渀洀攀渀琀 琀漀 猀琀漀瀀 琀栀攀 愀爀爀攀猀琀猀 愀渀搀 攀愀猀攀 甀瀀 漀渀 挀爀椀琀椀挀猀⸀
On Friday, Vietnam sentenced democracy activist Nguyen Khac Toan to 12 years in jail and three years of house arrest on charges of espionage, a court official said.㰀瀀㸀吀栀攀 漀昀昀椀挀椀愀氀 猀愀椀搀 吀漀愀渀Ⰰ 愀 一漀爀琀栀 嘀椀攀琀渀愀洀攀猀攀 漀昀昀椀挀攀爀 搀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 嘀椀攀琀渀愀洀 圀愀爀Ⰰ 眀愀猀 愀爀爀攀猀琀攀搀 椀渀 䨀愀渀甀愀爀礀 愀琀 愀渀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀攀琀 挀愀昀攀 椀渀 䠀愀渀漀椀⸀ 䠀攀 椀猀 愀挀挀甀猀攀搀 漀昀 最愀琀栀攀爀椀渀最 洀椀猀椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 昀漀爀 甀猀攀 愀最愀椀渀猀琀 琀栀攀 嘀椀攀琀渀愀洀攀猀攀 最漀瘀攀爀渀洀攀渀琀⸀
Last month, lawyer Le Chi Quang was sentenced to four years in prison and three years of house arrest for posting an article on the Internet criticizing Vietnam's border agreements with China.㰀瀀㸀吀眀漀 漀琀栀攀爀 搀椀猀猀椀搀攀渀琀猀Ⰰ 倀栀愀洀 䠀漀渀最 匀漀渀 愀渀搀 一最甀礀攀渀 嘀甀 䈀椀渀栀Ⰰ 眀攀爀攀 愀爀爀攀猀琀攀搀 琀栀椀猀 礀攀愀爀 昀漀爀 眀爀椀琀椀渀最 愀渀搀 瀀漀猀琀椀渀最 挀爀椀琀椀挀愀氀 愀爀琀椀挀氀攀猀 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀攀 最漀瘀攀爀渀洀攀渀琀 漀渀 琀栀攀 圀攀戀⸀ 吀栀攀礀 愀爀攀 愀眀愀椀琀椀渀最 琀爀椀愀氀⸀
Communist Vietnam does not tolerate political dissent. Rights groups and the U.S. State Department routinely accuse Hanoi of violating human rights and religious freedoms.
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