There are three basic freedoms that form the cornerstone of civil society. The Vietnamese government views civil society as a potential threat to its monopoly of power.
The first freedom is freedom of expression. If you can spread the words, if you can share your ideas, that could be infectious. Two is the freedom of peaceful assembly and, three, is the freedom of association, because we come together and become a strength and influence.
Therefore, we have observed people who have tried to exercise those three basic freedoms of theirs who have been tortured and sentenced to death.