Reported by RFA’s Vietnamese service. Translated by An Nguyen. Written in English by Joshua Lipes.
The mother of a popular Vietnamese blogger and government critic died Monday in a rare self-immolation protest, concerned over the plight of her daughter who is to stand trial for criticizing the state, according to a family member.
Dang Thi Kim Lieng, 64, set herself ablaze at dawn in front of a municipal building in her home province of Bac Lieu in southern Vietnam and succumbed to serious burn injuries on the way to the hospital.
Lieng was very concerned over the trial of her 43-year-old daughter Ta Phong Tan, a Catholic former policewoman who has been held in detention since September last year along with two other bloggers after she slammed corruption within the government, Tan’s younger sister said.
“[M]y sister’s detention and charges affected her deeply,” Ta Minh Tu told RFA in an interview, saying Tan’s case had also led to constant state surveillance over the family.
“[The authorities] followed us all the time. Whenever I would go to [Ho Chi Minh city], someone would immediately begin tailing me.”
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One response to “The mother of a popular Vietnamese blogger and government critic died Monday in a rare self-immolation protest”
It is only happened in communist country where Demonracy and Human Rights are not there!
It’s a sad play for a communist regime!
What a shame on you!