Vietnamese activists routinely placed under house arrest, report finds

Activist’s homes have been padlocked without warning, or they’ve been bundled into cars on their way to meetings. Photograph: Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis/Getty

The Vietnamese government is routinely placing activists under arbitrary house arrest, employing tactics including stationing guards outside their homes, setting up roadblocks nearby and using superglue and padlocks to jam their doors shut, according to a report.

Activist and economist Nguyen Quang A was forced into a car to stop him attending a meeting with former US president Barack Obama. Photograph: Nguyen Huy Kham/Reuters