Vietnam jails high-profile environmentalist, a globally recognised climate and energy campaigner, on tax evasion

The 46-year-old Nguy Thi Khanh -- who was arrested in February "on a tax evasion accusation", according to state-owned media -- had been among the few in the communist nation challenging the government's plans to increase coal power to fuel economic development. - AFP

Hanoi, June 18, 2022 (AFP): A high-profile environmentalist and anti-coal campaigner in Vietnam has been jailed for two years on tax evasion charges, her NGO said on Saturday.

Nguy Thi Khanh, a globally recognised climate and energy campaigner, was sentenced in Hanoi on Friday, a court official confirmed to AFP without giving any further details.