Vietnam arrests the fifth environmental activist, Hoang Thi Minh Hong, on “tax evasion” charges

The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry on June 1 confirmed that the police in Ho Chi Minh City had arrested Hoang Thi Minh Hong, an influential environmental activist and founder of CHANGE, an environment-oriented organization fighting climate change and for the protection of wild animals. Hong was arrested on “tax evasion” charges. She was reportedly arrested the day before along with her husband and two former staff members of CHANGE. Nam Hoang, Hong’s husband, told The Guardian they were all released except for his wife.