...Hanoi often uses vague national security laws to charge pro-democracy activists with terrorism, but the U.S. government has said it has seen no evidence that California-based Viet Tan, also known as the Vietnam Reform Party, is a terrorist organization.
"The Vietnamese government's accusation of 'terrorism' against Dr. Quan is completely fabricated and has no basis," said a statement posted on Viet Tan's website. "The detention of Dr. Nguyen Quoc Quan is the latest example of the Vietnamese Communist Party's ongoing crackdown on human rights defenders." ...
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