July 6, 2017
“Why did the fish die?”: The questions and Facebook posts that led Vietnam to imprison a mom blogger
Quartz, July 5, 2017 With a blue fish painted on her cheek, a smiling Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh stares out from her Facebook page, where she writes in Vietnamese under the name Mẹ Nấm, or Mother [of] Mushroom. Nguyen, a single mom and tour guide, began blogging over a decade ago adopting her daughter’s nickname as […]
July 6, 2017
Vietnam: CSW joins call for investigation into suspicious death in custody
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Independent Catholic News, July 5, 2017 In an open letter to the Vietnamese Minister of Public Security, more than 30 civil society organisations, including Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), have called for an independent, impartial and effective investigation into the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of Hoa Hao Buddhist Nguyen Huu Tan. Mr Tan died within […]