Vietnam 2004
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Vietnam in 2004
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A 27-year-old unemployed man was sentenced to death...
A 27-year-old unemployed man was sentenced to death in Vietnam for murdering his girlfriend following a succession of quarrels
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Three men, including a father and son, were executed...
Three men, including a father and son, were executed for separate murders in southern Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City, state media reported
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Ly Thi Ai was sentenced to death after it was discovered...
Ly Thi Ai was sentenced to death after it was discovered that she had lied about her son's age at her trial in order to escape the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Anh Minh, a 36 year old Vietnamese woman, was...
Nguyen Anh Minh, a 36 year old Vietnamese woman, was sentenced to death for attempting to traffic heroin to Taiwan
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Two drug traffickers were sentenced to death in Vietnam...
Two drug traffickers were sentenced to death in Vietnam while two of their gang members were jailed for life
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Four drug traffickers were executed by firing squad...
Four drug traffickers were executed by firing squad in Vietnam as part of the communist nation's zero tolerance approach to illegal narcotics
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Le Van Thanh, a 54 year old Vietnamese farmer, was...
Le Van Thanh, a 54 year old Vietnamese farmer, was sentenced to death for murdering his lover and attempting to rape her 15-year-old daughter after a bitter quarrel
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Le Thanh Van, a woman convicted of poisoning 13 people...
Le Thanh Van, a woman convicted of poisoning 13 people with cyanide in order to rob them, was sentenced to death
- AUGUST 27, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Du Phuoc Hung, 21, was sentenced to death by firing...
Du Phuoc Hung, 21, was sentenced to death by firing squad in Vietnam for murder and the destruction of private property following a failed love affair
- AUGUST 16, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
four men named Nguyen Minh Tong, Vo Minh Tam, Tran Van Phuoc and Luu Kien Quang were executed
four men named Nguyen Minh Tong, Vo Minh Tam, Tran Van Phuoc and Luu Kien Quang were executed
- AUGUST 10, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Le Linh Liem, a 35-year-old man, was sentenced to death by firing squad
Le Linh Liem, a 35-year-old man, was sentenced to death by firing squad
- AUGUST 6, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme People's Court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, upheld the death sentences
the Supreme People's Court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, upheld the death sentences
- JULY 31, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Tran van Giao was sentenced to death by firing squad...
Tran van Giao was sentenced to death by firing squad for defrauding investors out of 1
- JULY 30, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Do Van Thao, a 24-year-old unemployed man, was sentenced...
Do Van Thao, a 24-year-old unemployed man, was sentenced to death by firing squad in Vietnam after being convicted of killing and robbing an elderly woman
- JULY 30, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Van Thanh, unemployed, was sentenced to death...
Nguyen Van Thanh, unemployed, was sentenced to death by firing squad in Vietnam after being convicted of killing a motorbike taxi driver 13 years earlier and stealing his possessions
- JULY 26, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Dang Ngoc Viet, a homeless man, was executed by firing...
Dang Ngoc Viet, a homeless man, was executed by firing squad in Vietnam for killing a motorcycle taxi driver and stealing his bike and money
- JULY 26, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Three drug traffickers were sentenced to death in Vietnam,...
Three drug traffickers were sentenced to death in Vietnam, while 19 other members of the same gang were handed jail terms ranging from four years to life imprisonment
- JULY 23, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Le Minh Thua, a 32-year-old man, was executed by firing...
Le Minh Thua, a 32-year-old man, was executed by firing squad in Vietnam for killing and then raping a woman
- JULY 22, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Truong Si Kien, a 23-year-old farmer, was sentenced...
Truong Si Kien, a 23-year-old farmer, was sentenced to death in Vietnam for killing a friend in order to steal his motorbike
- JULY 21, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Two sisters were sentenced to death in Vietnam after...
Two sisters were sentenced to death in Vietnam after being convicted of a double murder and robbery
- JULY 16, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Le Xuan Hoc, a 24-year-old unemployed man, was sentenced...
Le Xuan Hoc, a 24-year-old unemployed man, was sentenced to death by firing squad in Vietnam after being convicted of killing and robbing an elderly woman
- JULY 14, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Do Van Tien, a 28 year old Vietnamese...
It was reported that Do Van Tien, a 28 year old Vietnamese farmer, will face a firing squad for stabbing to death his wife and her mother while in an alcoholic rage
- JULY 9, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Five men were executed by firing squad at dawn in Vietnam...
Five men were executed by firing squad at dawn in Vietnam for rape and murder
- JULY 7, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnamese national Nguyen Van Hung, 28, was sentenced...
Vietnamese national Nguyen Van Hung, 28, was sentenced to death by a court in Ho Chi Minh City after was found guilty of stabbing to death Tran Dac Phong in October 2000 and stealing his motorcycle
- JUNE 25, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Cong Tuan and Nguyen Van Giang were sentenced...
Nguyen Cong Tuan and Nguyen Van Giang were sentenced to death after being convicted by a court in Vietnam's southern commercial hub of Ho Chi Hinh City of murdering a friend in order to loot his house
- JUNE 23, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Ho Son, a 36-year-old man, was sentenced to death by...
Ho Son, a 36-year-old man, was sentenced to death by Ho Chi Minh City People's Court in Vietnam for murdering a man, Tran Van Hung, in April 2002 and stealing his motorbike while in a drunken state
- JUNE 18, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Six people convicted of trafficking heroin and ecstasy...
Six people convicted of trafficking heroin and ecstasy into Vietnam from Cambodia were sentenced to death by the People's court of Tay Ninh in southern Vietnam
- JUNE 17, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Tran Hong Truong, a Vietnamese prisoner who was had...
Tran Hong Truong, a Vietnamese prisoner who was had been jailed for robbery, was sentenced to death for murdering another prison inmate
- JUNE 10, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The Hanoi People's Court, Vietnam, sentenced to death...
The Hanoi People's Court, Vietnam, sentenced to death Pham Xuan Thang, 35, for stabbing a man to death following a brawl at a bar in August 2003
- JUNE 10, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
To Van Tuan, 26, was sentenced to death by a court...
To Van Tuan, 26, was sentenced to death by a court in Vietnam's southern business capital of Ho Chi Minh City for stabbing to death his ex-lover in November 2003 after she left him