Vietnam jails leading climate activist Hoang Thi Minh Hong for tax evasion

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/28/vietnam-jails-leading-climate-activist-hoang-thi-minh-hong-for-tax-evasion

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Goodtoknow@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Is this targeting climate action specifically or just political opposition

Five@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 2y

Climate action specifically.

RockyBockySocky@kbin.social · 5 pts · 2y

"The 50-year-old is at least the fifth environmental campaigner to be jailed on tax evasion charges in the last two years as Vietnam’s authoritarian government steps up a crackdown on activists."

Seems legit..