SOUTH VIETNAM: STUDENTS START HUNGER STRIKE TO PROTEST AGAINST DETENTION OF ONE OF THEIR LEADERS

Record ID: 341990

  • Title: SOUTH VIETNAM: STUDENTS START HUNGER STRIKE TO PROTEST AGAINST DETENTION OF ONE OF THEIR LEADERS
  • Date: 28th March 1970
  • Summary: 1. GV MEDICAL BUILDING 0.05 2. SV UNIVERSITY SIGN 0.08 3. SV BANNER AND POSTER (2 SHOTS) 0.11 4. CU POSTER PAN TO STUDENTS 0.16 5. SV & GV STUDENTS AROUND UNIVERSITY (2 SHOTS) 0.36 6. SV DOCTOR INSPECTS HUNGER STRIKE STUDENTS PAN TO ONLOOKERS (2 SHOTS) 0.35 7. SCU ANOTHER HUNGER STRIKE STUDENT 0.38 8. SCU DOCTOR INSPECTS STUDENT (2 SHOTS) 0.50 9. SV & GV ONLOOKERS (2 SHOTS) 0.59 Initials RJ/VS/PN/ES Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 12th April 1970 13:00
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  • Location: SAIGON, SOUTH VIETNAM
  • Country: Vietnam
  • Reuters ID: LVAAC6NDWDW8JRHTPC27YIBGZHAC
  • Story Text: A YOUNG GIRL YESTERDAY (FRIDAY) JOINED TWO SOUTH VIETNAMESE STUDENTS ON A HUNGER STRIKE IN PROTEST OVER THE ARREST OF ONE OF THEIR LEADERS. AS THE STUDENTS BEGAN THEIR PROTEST, THE LEADER OF THE 33,000 STUDENTS AT SAIGON UNIVERSITY CALLED FOR A BOYCOTT OF ALL CLASSES TO ADD SUPPORT.

    THE STUDENTS ARE PROTESTING AGAINST THE DETENTION TWO WEEKS AGO OF HUYNH TAN MAM, THE ACTING CHAIRMAN OF THE STUDENTS UNION, ON CHARGES OF BEING A VIET CONG AGENT. TWENTY-NINE OTHER PEOPLE WERE DETAINED AT THE SAME TIME.

    TWO MALE STUDENTS FROM SAIGON UNIVERSITY SET THE PROTESTS OFF ON THURSDAY. NGUYEN VAN THANG, TWENTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE SAIGON'S STUDENT'S UNION, AND ANOTHER 26-YEAR-OLD, DOAN KINH, CHAIRMAN OF THE REPRESENTATIVES FOR SCIENCE FACULTY STUDENTS, BEGAN A HUNGER STRIKE. YESTERDAY A YOUNG GIRL STUDENT JOINED THEM.

    STUDENT LEADERS HAVE PROMISED MORE DRASTIC MEASURES THAN BOYCOTTS AND HUNGER STRIKES OF THE LEADER ISN'T RELEASED.
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