April 25, 2018
April 25, 2018
Nhà hoạt động môi trường Hoàng Bình bị tuyên y án 14 năm tù
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
April 25, 2018
Thầy giáo Đào Quang Thực nhập viện vì bị ngược đãi trong tù
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
April 25, 2018
Can ‘Citizen Science’ Save Vietnam’s Environment From Unchecked Economic Growth?
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
World Politics Review, April 24, 2018 In early April 2016, fishermen in Vietnam began noticing something alarming: Dead fish were washing up on the shores of several provinces. Days turned into weeks, and the dead tuna and mackerel kept coming, joined by clams and even one whale. It turned out to be the largest environmental […]
April 24, 2018
Vietnam Anti-corruption Activist, Citizen Journalist Do Cong Duong Charged with Abusing Democratic Freedoms
by Nhan Quyen • Do Cong Duong
Defend the Defenders, April 24, 2018 Authorities in Vietnam’s northern province of Bac Ninh have changed the charge against local anti-corruption campaigner and citizen journalist Do Cong Duong from “causing public disorders” to “Abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and/or citizens” under Article […]
April 24, 2018
Saigon-based Activist Deported When Trying to Attend Funeral of Catholic Priest’s Mother in Central Region
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Tran Thi Thu Nguyet
Defend the Defenders, April 23, 2018 On April 22, security forces in Vietnam’s central province of Nghe An deported female activist Tran Thu Nguyet back to Ho Chi Minh City when she tried to attend a funeral of the mother of a local Catholic priest, Defend the Defenders has learned. When Ms. Nguyet landed at […]
April 24, 2018
Vietnam Court Upholds 14-year Sentence for Environmentalist Hoang Duc Binh
by Nhan Quyen • Hoang Duc Binh (Viet Labor)
Defend the Defenders, April 24, 2018 On April 24, the People’s Court in Vietnam’s central province of Nghe An rejected appeal of environmentalist and labor activist Hoang Duc Binh, upholding the 14-year sentence given by the lower court in the first-instance hearing on February 6. Mr. Binh, who was arrested on May 15 last year, […]
April 23, 2018
Các nhà hoạt động dân sự đến Đồng Tâm bị xách nhiễu
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
RFA, 21-04-2018 Một nhóm gồm 7 nhân sĩ trí thức bị xách nhiễu khi đến thăm xã Đồng Tâm, ngoại thành Hà Nội vào ngày 21 tháng 4 nhân kỷ niệm 1 năm ngày Chủ tịch Hà Nội Nguyễn Đức Chung về Đông Tâm đối thoại với người dân. Tiến sĩ Nguyễn Quang A, người […]
April 23, 2018
Family of Environmentalist Hoang Duc Binh May Be Permitted to Attend His Appreal Hearing
by Nhan Quyen • Hoang Duc Binh (Viet Labor)
Defend the Defenders, April 23, 2018 Five members of the family of environmentalist and labor activist Hoang Duc Binh may be allowed to enter a courtroom to observe his appeal hearing set on April 24, his brother Hoang Nguyen informed Defend the Defenders. One day prior to the appeal hearing which will be carried out […]
April 26, 2018
Từ Đồng Tâm đến Phúc Lâm: ba cây số, hai “tai nạn”
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Đào Tiến Thi, Việt Nam Thời báo, ngày 26/4/2018 Bảy anh chị em chúng tôi, gồm anh Nguyễn Đăng Quang (cựu đại tá công an), anh Hoàng Hưng (nhà thơ, từ Sài Gòn ra), anh Nguyễn Quang A (TS kinh tế học), chị Nguyên Bình (nhà văn), chị Hoàng Hà (nhà giáo), chú Lê Trường […]