Vietnamese Abduction Of Activists
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- Eleanor WilsonSydney Morning Herald
- Farid FaridSydney Morning Herald
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- Helen LivingstoneBBC
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“This is a blatant fabrication intended to conceal the fact that the Viet Tan members were abducted in Cambodia and forcibly taken to Vietnam,” the group said in a statement released on Monday night.
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A spokesperson for DFAT said it was providing consular assistance to the family of an Australian reported missing in Cambodia, but could not comment further due to privacy obligations.
Tran Hiep, a 50-year-old Australian Vietnamese democracy campaigner, was due to return to Bangkok, Thailand, to reunite with his wife Chloe Dang after a short trip to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to meet with human rights defenders.
“My husband deserves protection, and I really hope the Australian government will continue to put pressure on Cambodia to do an investigation to find out where he is right now.”
Vietnam in recent years has ramped up its crackdown on dissidents, with more than 55 activists arrested under broad criminal laws in 2025.
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An Australian activist named Tran Hiep, who was meeting human rights defenders in Cambodia, has gone missing after a rights group accused Vietnamese authorities of abducting him on September 18. Viet Tan, a pro-democracy group, claims that Hiep and fellow activist Nguyen Duc Thuan were kidnapped to prevent them from training dissident activists in Cambodia. The organization is calling for the immediate release of…
Australian activist ‘abducted’ in Cambodia by Vietnamese government, rights group claims →2 articles from Sydney Morning Herald on this storyHiep Tran and Duc Thuan Nguyen, two Vietnamese activists based in Australia, were reportedly abducted by Vietnamese authorities while in Cambodia. They went missing on September 18 after traveling to Phnom Penh from Bangkok to meet with other activists. Viet Tan, the pro-democracy group both men belong to, claims the abduction violated Cambodian sovereignty and international law. The organization is urging…
Vietnamese authorities abducted activists in Cambodia, coworkers say →Tran Hiep, a 50-year-old Melbourne-based human rights activist, disappeared in Cambodia after meeting with dissident activists there on September 18. His wife Chloe Dang is urging the Australian government to locate him and ensure his safety. Along with Nguyen Duc Thuan, another Vietnamese activist who holds a Norwegian passport, Hiep had traveled to Cambodia for training sessions but did not return as planned. The…
Melbourne human rights activist disappears in Cambodia as wife urges Albanese government help →Tran Hiep, a 50-year-old Australian activist from Melbourne who runs the Australian Alliance to Combat Human Trafficking, has not been seen since September 18 when he was supposed to travel from Cambodia to Bangkok to meet his wife. Viet Tan, a pro-democracy group, claims that Vietnamese authorities abducted him and fellow activist Nguyen Duc Thuan while they were in Cambodia. The organization argues this is part of…
Aussie is 'abducted' in Cambodia before meeting up with his wife →A pro-democracy group, Viet Tan, has accused the Vietnamese government of abducting two of its members, Australian citizen Tran Hiep and Norwegian citizen Nguyen Duc Thuan, from Cambodia on September 18. Vietnamese officials countered that the men were arrested upon entering Vietnam with forged documents for terrorist activities, but Viet Tan maintains they were abducted by state authorities and their arrest is a…
Rights group accuses Vietnam of abducting Australian and Norwegian activists →Vietnamese authorities have charged two men, Nguyen Duc Thuan and Ho Pham Hiep Huy, along with a third individual, with terrorism and document forgery for allegedly crossing the border from Cambodia with fake identity documents. Viet Tan, an organization linked to the men, claims they entered Cambodia legally on September 15 and were due to leave four days later. According to Viet Tan, Thuan and Huy went missing in…
Vietnam charges 3 men with terrorism as abduction claim emerges →Analysis
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- 28 Sep
“The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is providing consular assistance to the family of an Australian reported missing in Cambodia,” a department spokesperson said on Monday.
- 29 Sep
Fears are growing for an Australian activist missing in Cambodia after a human rights group said he was abducted by Vietnamese authorities in an act of 'transnational repression'.
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2 Oct Fears Melbourne man detained in Vietnam is facing terror charges
Sydney Morning Herald
29 Sep Vietnam charges 3 men with terrorism as abduction claim emergesVietnamese authorities have charged two men, Nguyen Duc Thuan and Ho Pham Hiep Huy, along with a third individual, with terrorism and document forgery for allegedly crossing the border from Cambodia with fake identity documents. Viet Tan, an organization linked to the men, claims they entered Cambodia legally on September 15 and were due to leave four days later. According to Viet Tan, Thuan and Huy went missing in…South China Morning Post
29 Sep Rights group accuses Vietnam of abducting Australian and Norwegian activistsA pro-democracy group, Viet Tan, has accused the Vietnamese government of abducting two of its members, Australian citizen Tran Hiep and Norwegian citizen Nguyen Duc Thuan, from Cambodia on September 18. Vietnamese officials countered that the men were arrested upon entering Vietnam with forged documents for terrorist activities, but Viet Tan maintains they were abducted by state authorities and their arrest is a…BBC
29 Sep Aussie is 'abducted' in Cambodia before meeting up with his wifeTran Hiep, a 50-year-old Australian activist from Melbourne who runs the Australian Alliance to Combat Human Trafficking, has not been seen since September 18 when he was supposed to travel from Cambodia to Bangkok to meet his wife. Viet Tan, a pro-democracy group, claims that Vietnamese authorities abducted him and fellow activist Nguyen Duc Thuan while they were in Cambodia. The organization argues this is part of…Daily Mail29 Sep Australian activist ‘abducted’ in Cambodia by Vietnamese government, rights group claimsAn Australian activist named Tran Hiep, who was meeting human rights defenders in Cambodia, has gone missing after a rights group accused Vietnamese authorities of abducting him on September 18. Viet Tan, a pro-democracy group, claims that Hiep and fellow activist Nguyen Duc Thuan were kidnapped to prevent them from training dissident activists in Cambodia. The organization is calling for the immediate release of…Sydney Morning Herald
28 Sep Melbourne human rights activist disappears in Cambodia as wife urges Albanese government helpTran Hiep, a 50-year-old Melbourne-based human rights activist, disappeared in Cambodia after meeting with dissident activists there on September 18. His wife Chloe Dang is urging the Australian government to locate him and ensure his safety. Along with Nguyen Duc Thuan, another Vietnamese activist who holds a Norwegian passport, Hiep had traveled to Cambodia for training sessions but did not return as planned. The…The Guardian28 Sep Vietnamese authorities abducted activists in Cambodia, coworkers sayHiep Tran and Duc Thuan Nguyen, two Vietnamese activists based in Australia, were reportedly abducted by Vietnamese authorities while in Cambodia. They went missing on September 18 after traveling to Phnom Penh from Bangkok to meet with other activists. Viet Tan, the pro-democracy group both men belong to, claims the abduction violated Cambodian sovereignty and international law. The organization is urging…ABC News (AU)
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