Kids ‘orphaned’ as Vietnam jails parents over asylum bid
Ms Loan with her four children outside courthouse where her appeal against a three-year sentence was rejected.
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Asylum seekers who came on boats to Australia jailed in Vietnam, advocacy group says
PHOTO: The asylum seeker boat from Vietnam was detected at the beginning of June. (Supplied)
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Vietnamese asylum seeker Tran Thi Lua stands together with her three children.
PHOTO: Vietnamese asylum seeker Tran Thi Lua and her three children. (Supplied:...
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HMAS Choules arrives in Sydney
PHOTO: The asylum seekers were sent back to Vietnam on board HMAS Choules (Royal Australian Navy: Shane Cameron)
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Women flee Vietnam for second time following turn-back from Australia
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Election 2016: Peter Dutton, Malcolm Turnbull confirm Vietnam asylum seeker boat turn-back
PHOTO: The asylum seeker boat from Vietnam was detected at the beginning of June. (Supplied)
By political reporter Jane Norman
Updated 22 Jun 2016, 3:18pm
Asylum seeker...