April 29, 2013
VII Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies in Mongolia launches Asia Democracy Network
ULAANBAATAR, 29 April 2013 (VIETNAM COMMITTEE) – Foreign Ministers, parliamentarians, global media representatives, democracy and human rights activists from over 100 countries gathered in Ulaanbaator, for the VII Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies from 27-29 April 2013, hosted by Mongolia, the Community’s current President. Opened by Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj, government participants included UN Under-Secretary-general […]
April 30, 2013
Visiting colleagues in Vietnam
by Defend the Defenders • Nguyen Thanh Thuy, Nguyen Xuan Nghia
On April 16, 2013 – Alle teksten © Maartje Duin In Vietnam, critical writers and bloggers are systematically persecuted. Following the PEN Cards Promo, Maartje Duin went to Vietnam to interview them. In November I received a strictly confidential mail with strict instructions from PEN Netherlands.The organization is part of PEN International and stands up for oppressed writers […]