Tue, 21-Oct-2025

US ‘deeply concerned’ as Vietnam jails environmentalist

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Nguy Thi Khanh, 46, was arrested in February “on a tax evasion accusation,” according to state-owned media. On Friday her NGO, GreenID, said she had been jailed for two years. She had been among the few challenging the government’s plans to increase coal power to fuel economic development. The first Vietnamese winner of the Goldman … Read more

Vietnam jails high-profile environmentalist on tax evasion

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Vietnamese environmental activist Nguyen Ngoc Khanh sentenced to two years in prison for tax evasion. 46-year-old was arrested in February “on a tax evasion accusation,” according to state-run media. Activist convinced officials to strip 20,000 megawatts of coal power from national energy plan by 2030. A High profile environmentalist and anti-coal campaigner in Vietnam has been … Read more