Police in Vietnam’s northern Ninh Binh province this week arrested a 61-year-old man who used Facebook to post articles on human rights and corruption and who had recently declared his intention to run in the National Assembly. Tran Quoc Khanh was detained March 9 on accusations of using Facebook Live to “distort information against the State, causing public confusion.” The Provincial Public Security website said he will be held in pretrial detention for four months. If convicted, he faces up to 12 years in prison. Khanh, who has more than 4,700 friends following his account , used the social media site to post about human rights abuses, allegations of corruption by state officials, and Vietnam’s territorial dispute with China over the South China Sea — a region containing a key shipping route, fishing grounds and natural resources. 'Act of repression' The arrest is the latest “act of repression” against dissidents and social activists since Vietnam’s Party Congress, Vu … [Read more...] about Vietnam Detains Man Over Facebook Posts on Politics, Human Rights
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Both parties look to recruit Asian American candidates as violence against group increases
Both parties are increasing their efforts to recruit more members of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities to run for public office as violence against the groups rises in the U.S. Supporters of the efforts say the strategy will ultimately give members of the communities a bigger platform to advocate for solutions to the rising tide of hate and violence. Rep. Andy Kim, a Democrat from New Jersey, last week launched In Our Hands PAC, which will recruit and support Asian American and Pacific Islander candidates and other candidates of color. ADVERTISEMENT Such candidates made inroads at the highest levels of government in 2020, with Vice President Harris becoming the first South Asian and first Black person, as well as the first woman, to hold the position. Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang Andrew Yang Zaid Jilani says Andrew Yang running a 'parochial-like, common sense-type' campaign in New York Andrew Yang condemns attacks against … [Read more...] about Both parties look to recruit Asian American candidates as violence against group increases
