Vietnamese government accused of abducting human rights activists

Detained anti-human trafficking campaigners include Tran Hiep, a Vietnamese Australian, not heard from since 18 September

Vietnamese authorities have detained three activists, including aNorwegian and an Australian, on what have been described as fabricated" charges.

The Vietnamese government said the three confessed to being members of Viet Tan - a pro-democracy organisation - which it describes as a terrorist group.