(Bangkok) – A Vietnamese rights activist, Bui Tuan Lam, is scheduled to go on trial on May 25, 2023, on charges of propaganda against the state for his online criticism of the government. If the court convicts him at his trial on May 25, 2023, he faces up to 12 years in prison under article 117(1) of the penal code. The authorities should drop the charges against him. Over the past decade, Bui Tuan Lam has publicly advocated democracy for Vietnam. He has said that his ' ideology and passion ' is 'to advocate for freedom, democracy and human rights,' and he expressed longing for 'human rights to become universal in his homeland.

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