CA AJR52

Urges the President, Vice President, and Congress to call on the Vietnamese government to immediately release all people imprisoned for exercising free speech or joining political/religious groups disapproved by the government

Expresses the California Legislature's solidarity with Vietnamese people who have exposed human rights violations, environmental abuses, and media censorship

Highlights that Vietnam has arrested at least 59 activists since 2016, including blogger "Mother Mushroom" who received a 10-year sentence for online criticism of government corruption and injustice

References cases of Vietnamese Americans detained in Vietnam, including William Nguyen (held 40 days after peaceful protest) and Michael Phuong Minh Nguyen (detained without formal charges and limited to one monthly consulate visit)

Notes California is home to more than 500,000 Vietnamese Americans and cites a 2016 environmental disaster at Ha Tinh where industrial waste poisoned 120 miles of coastline