July 29, 2018
July 29, 2018
Acknowledgement letter from Tran Hoang Phuc’s mother to UN High Commissioner on Human Rights
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Mrs. Huynh Thi Ut Mother of imprisoned activist Tran Hoang Phuc 154/45 Pham Van Hai, Ward 3, Tan Binh district, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Email: huynhut3366@gmail.com ————— Letter of Acknowledgement Ho Chi Minh City, July 28, 2018 UN Office of The High Commissioner on Human Rights Palais des Nations CH-1211 Geneva 10, […]
July 28, 2018
Vietnam Arrests US Citizen, Four Locals on Subversion Allegation amid Growing Social Disatisfaction
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Defend the Defenders, July 28, 2018 Vietnam’s security forces have likely arrested a Vietnamese American and four other locals on allegation of “Activities against the people’s government” under Article 109 of the country’s 2015 Penal Code, Defend the Defenders has learned. The arrested individuals are Michael Nguyen Phuong Minh, a US’s citizen from California, […]
July 28, 2018
Hoa Binh Police Detain Pro-democracy Campaigner, Independent Blogger Bui Quang Thuan, Confiscating His Laptop, T-shirts
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Bui Van Thuan
Defend the Defenders, July 28, 2018 Police in Vietnam’s northern province of Hoa Binh have detained pro-democracy campaigner and independent blogger Bui Quang Thuan for hours, confiscating his laptop and some T-shirts, the victim told Defend the Defenders. Mr. Thuan, 40, told Defend the Defenders that he was detained at around 4 PM […]
July 28, 2018
Việt Nam hoãn phiên xử nhà hoạt động Lê Đình Lượng
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Nhà hoạt động Lê Đình Lượng RFA, ngày 27/7/2018 Phiên xử nhà hoạt động Lê Đình Lượng theo kế hoạch sẽ được tiến hành vào ngày 30 tháng 7 tại Tòa án Nhân Dân Tỉnh Nghệ An, nhưng do vắng mặt một luật sư bào chữa nên Hội đồng xét xử đã quyết định hoãn […]
July 28, 2018
Jailed Vietnamese Blogger Mother Mushroom Said to Have Ended Hunger Strike
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Jailed Vietnamese blogger Mother Mushroom is shown at her trial in Nha Trang, June 29, 2017. RFA, July 28, 2018 Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, one of the best-known of her country’s nearly 100 political prisoners and also known as Mother Mushroom, has ended a hunger strike begun earlier this month in the prison […]
July 27, 2018
Trial against Pro-democracy Campaigner Le Dinh Luong Postponed
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Le Dinh Luong
Defend the Defenders, July 27, 2018 Theo People’s Court of Nghe An has decided to postpone the first-instance hearing of pro-democracy campaigner Le Dinh Luong scheduled on July 30, according to Mr. Ha Huy Son, one of his lawyers. The Hanoi-based attorney told Defend the Defenders that he received a notice from the court via […]
July 27, 2018
Việt Nam: Hãy hủy bỏ cáo buộc đối với nhà hoạt động vì môi trường
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Nhà vận động nhân quyền Lê Đình Lượng đối diện mức án nặng nề Human Rights Watch, ngày 27/7/2018 (New York) – Hôm nay, Tổ chức Theo dõi Nhân quyền phát biểu rằng nhà cầm quyền […]
July 27, 2018
Vietnam: Drop Charges Against Environmental Activist
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Rights Campaigner Le Dinh Luong Faces Harsh Sentence Human Rights Watch, July 27, 2018 New York – Vietnamese authorities should drop politically motivated charges against a veteran environmental activist and release him immediately, Human Rights Watch said today. Le Dinh Luong had been arrested in July 2017 and charged with “carrying out activities that […]
July 27, 2018
Journalists are being crushed in South-East Asia
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Rulers with much to hide hate hacks The Economist, July 25, 2918 WAITING in a shuttered Cambodian newsroom for the police to arrive would test any journalist’s nerve. Flickering strobe lights illuminate empty desks and abandoned pens. Unexpected noises invite alarm. But across South-East Asia—a region of 11 countries and more than 640m people—journalists have […]
July 27, 2018
Why Did Vietnam Suspend a Popular Newspaper?
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
A closer look at the reasoning behind a move that has sparked headlines. David Hutt, The Diplomat, July 26, 2018 Earlier this month, one of Vietnam’s most well-known online newspapers was banned from publishing content for three months and fined $10,000. Tuoi Tre, run by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, a state-aligned group, was accused of […]
July 29, 2018
Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly Report for July 23-29, 2018: Hanoi Continues Crackdown on Local Dissent, Arresting Five Activists on Allegation of Subversion
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], DEFENDER’S WEEKLY
Defend the Defenders| July 29, 2018 Vietnam’s communist regime continues its crackdown on local dissent, arresting five individuals on allegation of subversion. Security forces in Ho Chi Minh reportedly arrested Vietnamese American Michael Nguyen Phuong Minh, former political prisoner Huynh Duc Thinh and his son Huynh Duc Thanh Binh, Tran Long Phi and […]