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‘We always do everything together’: Chloe has no way to contact her husband, a democracy campaigner detained in Vietnam

Tran Hiep spent his 51st birthday alone in a notorious detention centre in Ho Chi Minh City after his sudden arrest last month

The Guardian - AU · Oct 12

Aussie rights activist held in notorious Vietnam jail

The wife of an Australian human rights activist detained in Vietnam fears for his safety as the communist government continues a crackdown on dissidents.

AAP · Oct 8

'Impossible': wife slams missing activist terror claims

The wife of a missing Australian human rights activist denies claims from Vietnamese authorities he was planning terrorist activities.

AAP · Sep 30

Australian pro-democracy activist thanks supporters for early release from Vietnamese prison

Pro-democracy campaigner Chau Van Kham has thanked his supporters who helped secure his release from a Vietnamese prison four years into a 12-year sentence for terrorism offenses

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2023

Australian democracy activist freed from prison in Vietnam

Chau Van Kham, who had been in jail for four years on national security charges, has returned home to Australia.

Al Jazeera · Jul 11, 2023

Australian democracy activist Chau Van Kham released from Vietnam jail and reunited with family

Seventy-four-year-old’s health had deteriorated in prison and he was released on humanitarian grounds

The Guardian - AU · Jul 11, 2023

Family of Sydney man Chau Van Kham have new hope for freedom after PM flags prisoner transfer from Vietnam

The family of a retired Sydney baker jailed in Vietnam for 12 years on "terrorism" offences express new hope for his freedom after Anthony Albanese's visit to the South-East Asian nation.

ABC News · Jun 6, 2023

Penny Wong raises Chau Van Kham case with Vietnamese President after UN finding he was 'forcibly disappeared'

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has found Australian citizen Chau Van Kham was "forcibly disappeared" and his trial was too short, adding he should be released immediately and unconditionally.

ABC News · Jun 29, 2022

Australia urges Vietnam to free jailed democracy supporter

The Australian government is urging Vietnam to free on health grounds a 72-year-old Vietnamese-born Australian serving a 12-year prison sentence for supporting a pro-democracy group

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

‘It has been three years’: Australian activist’s wife pleads for government help in freeing him from Vietnam jail

Chau Van Kham’s family urges Australian government to intervene as 72-year-old remains in prison for his pro-democracy work

The Guardian - AU · Jan 29, 2022