March 8, 2018
Vice President of IJAVN Blocked from Meeting with OHCHR Officials
Defend the Defenders, March 8, 2018 Security forces in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi have barred blogger Nguyen Tuong Thuy, vice president of the unsanctioned Independent Journalist Association of Vietnam (IJAVN) from participating in a meeting between local activists and senior officials from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). […]
June 6, 2018
Hanoi-based Activist Barely Escapes from Being Robbed by Under-covered Policemen
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Nguyen Tuong Thuy
Defend the Defenders, June 6, 2018 Hanoi-based pro-democracy campaigner and human rights defender Nguyen Tuong Thuy said his private house has been attacked by under-covered policemen who tried to rob him after he conducting money transfer at home. Mr. Thuy, a member of a charity group Bau Bi Tuong Than (People’s Solidarity), said at […]