A photo of a local police newspaper page on June 16, 2009 in Hanoi shows a photo of lawyer Le Cong Dinh being arrested in Ho Chi Minh city on June 13, 2009. Calls mounted for the release of the prominent lawyer in communist Vietnam, with Human Rights Watch saying his arrest would have a "chilling effect" on the country's legal professsion. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

A photo of a local police newspaper page on June 16, 2009 in Hanoi shows a photo of lawyer Le Cong Dinh being arrested in Ho Chi Minh city on June 13, 2009. Calls mounted for the release of the prominent lawyer in communist Vietnam, with Human Rights Watch saying his arrest would have a "chilling effect" on the country's legal professsion.

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  1. FILE - This Sept. 22, 2009 file photo shows an immigrant worker family having dinner on their bed, which is the driest and safest place in their rented room, after flooding in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. With the world losing the battle against global warming so far, experts are turning to nature about what to do next: Adapt or die.
  2. Catholic Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh Man (R), Ho Chi Minh city Archbishop attends a mass as part of the Holy Year celebrations at So Kien church, near Hanoi November 24, 2009. The Catholic Church in Vietnam marks the 350th anniversary of the establishment of the first two Apostolic Vicariates in Vietnam. The Catholics on Monday and Tuesday are also commemorating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Dioceses in Vietnam.
  3. French Prime Prime Minister Francois Fillon (3rd L) pays hommage to late Vietamese president Ho Chi Minh during a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho's mausoleum in Hanoi on November 13, 2009. The French premier is on a three-day visit with a business delegation aimed at boosting commercial ties between France and the communist country.
  4. French Prime Prime Minister Francois Fillon (2nd L) pays hommage to late Vietamese president Ho Chi Minh during a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho's mausoleum in Hanoi on November 13, 2009. The French premier is on a three-day visit with a business delegation aimed at boosting commercial ties between France and the communist country.
  5. French Prime Prime Minister Francois Fillon (2nd L) is shown the way as he pays hommage to late Vietamese president Ho Chi Minh during a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho's mausoleum in Hanoi on November 13, 2009. The French premier is on a three-day visit with a business delegation aimed at boosting commercial ties between France and the communist country.
  6. French Prime Prime Minister Francois Fillon (2nd L) is shown the way as he pays hommage to late Vietamese president Ho Chi Minh during a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho's mausoleum in Hanoi on November 13, 2009. The French premier is on a three-day visit with a business delegation aimed at boosting commercial ties between France and the communist country.
  7. French Prime Prime Minister Francois Fillon (L) pays hommage to late Vietamese president Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on November 13, 2009. The French leader is on a three-day visit with a business delegation aimed at boosting commercial ties between France and the communist country.
  8. French Prime Prime Minister Francois Fillon (2nd L) pays hommage to late Vietamese president Ho Chi Minh during a visit to his mausoleum in Hanoi on November 13, 2009. The French leader is on a three-day visit with a business delegation aimed at boosting commercial ties between France and the communist country.
  9. French Prime Prime Minister Francois Fillon (2nd L) pays hommage to late Vietamese president Ho Chi Minh during a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho's mausoleum in Hanoi on November 13, 2009. The French premier is on a three-day visit with a business delegation aimed at boosting commercial ties between France and the communist country.
  10. French Prime Prime Minister Francois Fillon (2nd L) pays hommage to late Vietamese president Ho Chi Minh during a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho's mausoleum in Hanoi on November 13, 2009. The French premier is on a three-day visit with a business delegation aimed at boosting commercial ties between France and the communist country.
  11. French Prime Prime Minister Francois Fillon (3rd L) pays hommage to late Vietamese president Ho Chi Minh during a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho's mausoleum in Hanoi on November 13, 2009. The French premier is on a three-day visit with a business delegation aimed at boosting commercial ties between France and the communist country.
  12. France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon smiles at the mausoleum of the late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh after a wreath-laying ceremony in Hanoi November 13, 2009.
  13. France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon adjusts a wreath during a wreath-laying ceremony at the mausoleum of the late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi November 13, 2009.
  14. France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon (2nd R) follows a Vietnamese soldier carrying a wreath during a wreath-laying ceremony at the mausoleum of the late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi November 13, 2009.
  15. France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon smiles at the mausoleum of the late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh after a wreath-laying ceremony in Hanoi November 13, 2009.
  16. France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon (C) walks behind a Vietnamese soldier carrying a wreath during a wreath-laying ceremony at the mausoleum of the late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi November 13, 2009.

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