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Agence France-Presse

A prominent Vietnamese-Australian pro-democracy activist has been detained by security services on his return to Ho Chi Minh City, colleagues in Australia said on Friday.
Just days after Australian blogger and author Yang Hengjun was detained in China, Australian citizen Chau Van Kham is said to have been detained by Vietnamese authorities.
China confirms detention of dissident Australian dual national Yang Hengjun
The retired businessman was on a “fact-finding” mission to the country, entering via Cambodia, according to colleague Phong Nguyen.
Both men are members of the Viet Tan, an anti-government group that the authorities in Hanoi consider a terrorist organisation.
Fifteen members of the group were convicted over a 2017 plot to attack Ho Chi Minh City’s airport with petrol bombs.
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Colleagues said they did not know where Chau was being held, or whether the Australian government had been granted consular access.
It is believed he was detained on January 13. His wife and immediate family remain in Sydney.
“At the moment we don’t know where he is” said Phong Nguyen. “He was aware of the risk, but he was determined to go on this fact-finding trip.”


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Australian democracy activist Chau Van Kham ‘detained’ in Vietnam

Houses along the Xuyen Tam canal in Ho Chi Minh City. Chau Van Kham is a member of the Viet Tan, an anti-government group that the authorities in Hanoi consider a terrorist organisation. Fifteen members of the group were convicted over a 2017 plot to attack Ho Chi Minh City’s airport with petrol bombs. Photo: AFP

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Chau’s ‘detention’ comes days after Australian democracy activist Yang Hengjun was held in China
The retired businessman was on a ‘fact-finding’ mission to the country, entering via Cambodia


Australian citizen Chau is said to have been detained by Vietnamese authorities. The retired businessman was on a ‘fact-finding’ mission to the country, entering via Cambodia.


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