1百多名抗议者在越南首都举行集会，谴责当局审判一位著名人权活动人士。他们说，对这位人权活动人士的审判是出于政治动机。
星期三，数百名警察在河内人民法院周围警戒，律师、博客作者李作全因被控逃税而受审。
李作全的支持者不能接近法院。但至少1百人聚集河内其他地点，挥舞标语牌，呼喊口号，要求释放李作全。
李作全是越南最著名的异议人士。在去年12月被逮捕之前，这位信仰天主教的律师在其博客中撰写有关人权、民主、宗教自由以及其他敏感问题的文章。
人权组织说，这一案件再次显示河内当局扩大了对异议人士的镇压。人权观察说，对李作全的起诉是出于政治动机，并敦促立即释放他。
Scores of protesters have gathered in Vietnam's capital to denounce what they say is a politically motivated trial against a prominent rights activist.
Hundreds of police Wednesday formed a ring around the Hanoi People's Court, where lawyer and blogger Le Quoc Quan is to faces charges of tax evasion.
His supporters were not able to reach the court. But at least 100 people gathered elsewhere in the city, waving signs and shouting slogans calling for Quan's release.
Quan is one of Vietnam's most well-known government critics. Before his arrest in December, the Catholic lawyer ran a blog on human rights, democracy, religious freedom and other sensitive topics.
Rights groups say the case is another example of Hanoi's widening crackdown on those it sees as opponents. Human Rights Watch called the charges "politically motivated" and called for his immediate release.
星期三，数百名警察在河内人民法院周围警戒，律师、博客作者李作全因被控逃税而受审。
李作全的支持者不能接近法院。但至少1百人聚集河内其他地点，挥舞标语牌，呼喊口号，要求释放李作全。
李作全是越南最著名的异议人士。在去年12月被逮捕之前，这位信仰天主教的律师在其博客中撰写有关人权、民主、宗教自由以及其他敏感问题的文章。
人权组织说，这一案件再次显示河内当局扩大了对异议人士的镇压。人权观察说，对李作全的起诉是出于政治动机，并敦促立即释放他。
Scores of protesters have gathered in Vietnam's capital to denounce what they say is a politically motivated trial against a prominent rights activist.
Hundreds of police Wednesday formed a ring around the Hanoi People's Court, where lawyer and blogger Le Quoc Quan is to faces charges of tax evasion.
His supporters were not able to reach the court. But at least 100 people gathered elsewhere in the city, waving signs and shouting slogans calling for Quan's release.
Quan is one of Vietnam's most well-known government critics. Before his arrest in December, the Catholic lawyer ran a blog on human rights, democracy, religious freedom and other sensitive topics.
Rights groups say the case is another example of Hanoi's widening crackdown on those it sees as opponents. Human Rights Watch called the charges "politically motivated" and called for his immediate release.
