{
  "id": 10552804,
  "title": "Melbourne human rights activist disappears in Cambodia as wife urges Albanese government help",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/melbourne-human-rights-activist-disappears-in-cambodia-as-wife-urges",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T22:35:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/29/melbourne-human-rights-activist-tran-hiep-missing-cambodia-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tran Hiep, a 50-year-old Australian Vietnamese anti-human trafficking activist, has gone missing in Cambodia since 18 September. His wife, Chloe Dang, has implored the Australian government to help locate her husband and bring him home. Hiep was travelling with another human rights activist, Nguyen Duc Thuan, to meet with dissident Vietnamese activists for training. Vietnam has recently intensified its crackdown on dissidents, with over 55 activists arrested under broad criminal laws in 2025. Civil society groups and United Nations human rights experts have warned of growing cooperation between Vietnamese authorities and neighbouring countries targeting advocates. The Australian government has confirmed that consular officials are in contact with Dang, providing consular assistance to the family of the missing Australian.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Melbourne human rights activist disappears in Cambodia as wife urges Albanese government help",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/melbourne-human-rights-activist-disappears-in-cambodia-as-wife-urges-10555249",
        "published": "2026-09-28T22:35:55.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}