People's Action Party of Vietnam
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The People's Action Party of Vietnam (PAP), (Vietnamese: Đảng Nhân Dân Hành Động Việt Nam), is an Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

ese exile
Exile
Exile means to be away from one's home , while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened with imprisonment or death upon return...

 anti-communist organization that is based in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. The organization is led by Chairman Nguyen Si Binh
Nguyen Si Binh
Nguyen Si Binh was born in South Vietnam. He is a Vietnamese American and serves as the Chairman of the People's Action Party of Vietnam.Nguyen Si Binh attended the University of Maryland, College Park and graduated with a degree in Nuclear Engineering in 1981.He worked for Bechtel Corporation,...

 and Vice Chairman Dr. Nguyen Xuan Ngai
Nguyen Xuan Ngai
Dr. Nguyen Xuan Ngai was born in South Vietnam. He is a Vietnamese American and serves as the Vice-Chairman of the People's Action Party of Vietnam.-Biography:...

.

Founded in 1991, PAP's goals are to unite the people of Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

 with a democratic government and reform government programs in education, health care, economy, and Human Rights.

They established offices in Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...

, but their officials were arrested and transferred to Vietnam for prosecution. They have actively tried to gain support in Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

, but 21 of their supporters were detained by the government without trial for more than two years.

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