Vietnam detains climate activist on tax evasion accusation

A renowned Vietnamese climate activist, Hoang Thi Minh Hong, has been remanded in custody over alleged charges of tax evasion, her husband states. Hong was arrested on Wednesday in Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam and is the latest in the line of climate activists arrested in the country recently. Human Rights Watch condemns the government's use of a vague tax law, where...

Vietnam detains prominent climate activist on tax evasion accusation

Hoang Thi Minh Hong, founder of defunct NGO Change, which aimed to tackle some of the country’s most urgent environmental issues, has been taken into custody.

Vietnam detains climate activist on tax evasion accusation

Vietnamese authorities have detained a prominent climate activist for alleged tax evasion, her husband said Friday, adding to a list of environmentalists facing the accusation.

Vietnam detains climate activist on tax evasion accusation

HANOI, June 2 — Vietnamese authorities have detained a prominent climate activist for alleged tax evasion, her husband said today, adding to a list of environmentalists facing the accusation. Hoang Thi Minh Hong, the founder of now-defunct NGO CHANGE, which aimed to tackle some of the country’s most urgent environmental issues, was taken into custody in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday. “I can confirm Hong has been under temporary detention since M…

Vietnam: outcry after leading climate activist arrested, accused of tax evasion

Police in Vietnam have arrested a prominent environmental activist after accusing her of tax evasion, charges that have been dismissed by critics as politically motivated.

Vietnam Arrests Another Environmentalist on Tax Evasion Charges

Hoan Thi Minh Hong is the fifth environmental activist to be arrested for evading taxes over the past two years.