April 17, 2017
Vietnam: Use of recording devices could be banned under proposed draft bill
Asian Correspondent, April 16, 2017 CITIZEN journalists and bloggers are angered after Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security proposed a draft bill that bans the use of audio and video recording devices in the name of national security, as the authorities attempt to tame social media. According to AFP, published on Radio Free Asia, the ministry […]
April 17, 2017
Vietnam Human Rights Defenders Weekly April 10-16, 2017: Land Grabbing in Hanoi Results in Violence
by Nhan Quyen • DEFENDER’S WEEKLY
Defend the Defenders | April 16, 2017 ===== April 10 ===== Vietnam Police Begin Prosecuting Anti-Formosa Protesters on National Highway 1A Defend the Defenders: Police in Ky Anh district in Vietnam’s central province of Ha Tinh have pressed charges in a criminal case in which hundreds of people blocked traffic on National Highway 1A. They […]