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A Wife’s Letter, on the Eve of Her Husband’s Trial

A Wife’s Letter, on the Eve of Her Husband’s Trial

Human rights activist Nguyễn Văn Oai is on trial again, after having previously served four years in prison on charges of attempting to overthrow the government. Oai became a father while in prison awaiting trial. His wife Hồ Thị Linh Châu posted a letter to him on her Facebook page, just before he was originally due to appear in court. 

Lụa and Loan, Two Asylum Seekers Rejected by Australia

Lụa and Loan, Two Asylum Seekers Rejected by Australia

Reporter Kathy Triệu is back with another modern refugee story -- one that chronicles the journey of two strong-willed Vietnamese mothers, Trần Thị Lụa and Trần Thị Thanh Loan. They recount fhow several attempts to flee Việt Nam for Australia led them instead to a detention center in Indonesia.

Political Prisoner Confronted With Difficult Choice

Political Prisoner Confronted With Difficult Choice

In a jail cell outside of Sài Gòn, a prisoner’s painful tumor is left untreated unless she confesses to her alleged crimes.  That's the case of land rights activist, Trần Thị Thúy, a woman who’s been punished so severely in prison, she can no longer walk straight. Loa’s Mây Trần tells her story.