Vietnam is betraying its 'Just Energy Transition Partnership'

Environmental activists who campaigned for net zero are languishing in prison

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Dang Dinh Bach, an environmental justice lawyer, is serving 5 years in prison after speaking out against Vietnam's reliance on coal. (Courtesy of Vietnam Climate Defenders Coalition)

Tran Phuong Thao is the wife of imprisoned Vietnamese environmental lawyer Dang Dinh Bach.

During his visit to Hanoi this month, U.S. President Joe Biden and Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong jointly committed to strengthening the relationship between their nations.

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