News from The Associated Press: "The United States has condemned the conviction of seven Vietnamese land rights activists, including a church pastor, during a one-day closed trial in the communist country.
The defendants were convicted of attempting to overthrow the government and were sentenced to between two and eight years in prison during Monday's trial in the southern province of Ben Tre. They were also given between three to five years of probation, according to the official Vietnam News Agency."
The defendants were convicted of attempting to overthrow the government and were sentenced to between two and eight years in prison during Monday's trial in the southern province of Ben Tre. They were also given between three to five years of probation, according to the official Vietnam News Agency."
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