Vietnam detains two foreign activists; Viet Tan alleges abduction from Cambodia

Vietnam has confirmed detaining two foreign human rights activists who disappeared in Cambodia in September, while Viet Tan alleges they were abducted.

• Vietnam has confirmed detaining Tran Hiep, an Australian, and Nguyen Duc Thuan, a Norwegian, and charged them with membership in a terrorist organization.
• Hanoi said the pair crossed into Vietnam with forged documents intending to carry out terrorist acts.
• Viet Tan dismissed Hanoi's account as a "blatant fabrication" and alleged the men were abducted in Cambodia and taken to Vietnam.
• The families of the men filed an appeal with the UN working group on enforced or involuntary disappearances.