VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE
TO: THE INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS IN HANOI
URGENT: PRISON PROTEST IN XUAN LOC NEED YOUR ATTENTION
On Sunday morning, around 8:30 am, 10 political prisoners along with about 1000 common prisoners staged a protest against the oppressive and inhuman conditions in K1, Xuan Loc prison, Dong Nai province. Protesters held colonel Ho Phi Thang, the manager of Xuan Loc prison.
At around midday, these prisoners were able to make contact with the outside world and record their messages. Their phone line was then immediately cut off. Since then, we have not been able to gather information or make contact.
Monday morning, Thanh Nien reported that the Ministry of Public Security has mobilized security forces from Thu Duc prison and Huy Khien prison; riot police of Dong Nai province; fire marshals and security police from Xuan Loc. It appears that order was restored by yesterday evening.
Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, musician Viet Khang, Pastor Phan Ngoc Tuan, Tran Hoang Giang, Nguyen Ngoc Cuong, Huynh Minh Tri are among the many religious and political prisoners imprisoned at Xuan Loc prison.
We are currently arranging for their family to visit them at Xuan Loc. But we understand that they have been kept in inhuman conditions and mistreated on a daily basis.
The reasons why this group of political prisoners have stood up against these prison officals include:
1/ Food and water have been consistently withheld;
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