June 10, 2018
Vietnam: Proposed cybersecurity law threatens to stamp out online freedom
Amnesty International, June 9, 2018 Viet Nam’s proposed new Cybersecurity Law will grant the government unbridled power to police the last safe space for freedom of expression in the country, if passed by the National Assembly on Tuesday, said Amnesty International. The law would give sweeping new powers to the Vietnamese authorities, allowing them […]
June 10, 2018
Dozens Detained, Beaten as Vietnam Violently Disperses Peaceful Demonstrations Protesing Bills on Special Economic Zones and Cyber Security
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Defend the Defenders, June 10, 2018 Vietnam’s security forces in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and other localities have violently cracked down peaceful demonstrations of local residents who are protesting the two bills on Special Economic Zones and Cyber Security. Citizen journalists have reported that security forces arrested dozens of protestors in Hanoi […]