The People's Action Party of Vietnam () is a Vietnamese
anti-communist organization
in-exile that is based in the
United States
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. The organization's chairman is
Nguyen Si Binh and its vice chairman is Dr.
Nguyen Xuan Ngai.
Founded in 1991, PAP's goals are to unite the people of Vietnam with a
democratic government and reform government programs in education, health care, economy, and human rights.
They established offices in
Cambodia
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, but their officials were arrested and transferred to Vietnam for prosecution. They have actively tried to gain support in
Vietnam
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, but 21 of their supporters were detained by the government without trial for more than two years.
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21 members of the People Action's Party are being unlawfully held by the Communist PartyChairman Nguyen Si Binh arrested in Vietnam
Amnesty International
Return to Vietnam lands him in Jail
Atlanta Journal
Dr. Ngai Nguyen, detained by Vietnamese authorities during a medical mission in Vietnam
Mercury News
Cambodia illegally deported members of (PAP) to Vietnam
Mercuty News
Cambodia Times talking about Cambodia illegally deported members of People Action's Party of Vietnam to Vietnam
Cambodian Times
Welcoming Dr. Ngai Nguyen, after a week of being detained by Vietnamese authorities during a medical mission in VN
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