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Doan Van Vuon

March 28, 2014

Vietnam Appeals Court Upholds Conviction of ‘Folk Hero’ Farmer

by • Doan Van Vuon

RFA | 2014-03-26 A Vietnamese appeals court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of a former soldier-turned farmer who was jailed for five years for putting up an armed fight against security forces who evicted him and his family from their farm in a high-profile case. The Hai Phong Appeals Court in northern Vietnam also dismissed […]

September 13, 2013

VIETNAM: CITIZENS AGAINST CORRUPTION

by • Doan Van Vuon, Le Hien Duc

Transparency | 12 September 2013 Corruption’s cruel backlash: the case of Doan Van Vuon Early last year near the port-side city of Hai Phong, fish farmer Doan Van Vuon armed himself with homemade bombs and guns in a violent resistance against the public officials who had come to forcibly confiscate his land.

July 30, 2013

Court Weighs Conviction of Vietnamese Fish Farmer in Land Dispute

by • 6 Tien Lang, Doan Van Vuon

By Vu Trong Khanh and Nguyen Anh Thu Wall Street Journal | July 29, 2013, 6:02 PM HANOI–An appeals court in Vietnam on Monday began weighing the conviction of a fish farmer who, along with several family members, was found guilty of planting mines and firing homemade guns at police trying to evict them from the land […]

July 1, 2013

Stakeholders Joint Submission Concerning the Universal Periodic Review of Vietnam in 2014

by • [Human Rights], Bui Thanh Hieu (Nguoi Buon Gio), Bui Thi Minh Hang, Chu Manh Son, Cu Huy Ha Vu, Dang Ngoc Minh, Dang Xuan Dieu, Dau Van Duong, Dinh Dang Dinh, Dinh Nguyen Kha, Dinh Van Nhuong, Do Thi Minh Hanh, Doan Huy Chuong, Doan Van Vuon, Duong Thi Tan, Ho Duc Hoa, Ho Thi Bich Khuong, Ho Van Oanh, Hoang Khuong (Nguyen Van Khuong), Le Hien Duc, Le Quoc Quan, Le Thanh Tung, Le Thi Kim Thu, Le Tri Tue, Le Van Son (Paulus Le Son), Nguyen Dac Kien, Nguyen Dan Que, Nguyen Dang Minh Man, Nguyen Dang Vinh Phuc, Nguyen Dinh Cuong, Nguyen Hoang Quoc Hung, Nguyen Hoang Vi, Nguyen Huu Vinh JB, Nguyen Kim Nhan, Nguyen Lan Thang, Nguyen Phuong Uyen, Nguyen Tuong Thuy, Nguyen Van Duyet, Nguyen Van Hai (Dieu Cay), Nguyen Van Oai, Nguyen Xuan Anh, Nguyen Xuan Dien, Phan Ngoc Tuan, Phan Thanh Hai (AnhBaSaigon), Ta Phong Tan, Tran Huu Duc, Tran Minh Nhat, Tran Vu Anh Binh (Hoang Nhat Thong), Truong Van Dung, Viet Khang (Vo Minh Tri)

Stakeholders Joint Submission Concerning the Universal Periodic Review of Vietnam in 2014  Submitted on June 14, 2013 by: – Vietnam Human Rights Network (VNHRN) – Bloc 8406 – Vietnam Human Rights Committee (VNHRC) – Vietnamese Canadian Federation (VCF)   INTRODUCTION The Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRVN) has been a member of the United Nations since 1977 […]

April 10, 2013

Vietnam Crony Communists Resist Constitution Backlash

by • Doan Van Vuon, Nguyen Dac Kien

On April 08, 2013 – While filming a documentary about Ho Chi Minh as his compatriots battled U.S. forces in the 1960s, Tran Van Tan observed how the Communist leader’s embrace of a simple lifestyle endeared him to Vietnam’s poor. Five decades later, Tan says the Communist Party’s leaders are more concerned with enriching themselves […]

April 8, 2013

Vietnamese Folk Hero Gets Five-Year Sentence

by • 6 Tien Lang, Doan Van Quy, Doan Van Vuon, Pham Thi Bau

April 5, 2013, 12:57 p.m. ET – By JAMES HOOKWAY And NGUYEN ANH THU HAIPHONG, Vietnam – Two Vietnamese fish farmers who laid mines and fired homemade guns at police attempting to evict them were convicted and sentenced to five years in prison Friday in a case that has cast a spotlight on the contentious issue […]

April 6, 2013

Vietnamese ‘Folk Hero’ Gets Five Years for Defending Farm

by • 6 Tien Lang, Doan Van Quy, Doan Van Sinh, Doan Van Ve, Doan Van Vuon

A court in northern Vietnam on Friday sentenced a former soldier-turned farmer and his family members up to five years in prison for putting up an armed fight against security forces who evicted them from their farm in a case highlighting public resentment over government land grabs. The Hai Phong People’s Court delivered unexpectedly “lenient” […]

April 3, 2013

Declaration: Justice for Doan Van Vuon

by • Doan Van Vuon

Doan Van Vuon and relatives at the court (photo of TTXVN) (Translated by Doan Trang) Whereas, in the legal case of Doan Van Vuon (name in Vietnamese: Đoàn Văn Vươn), the local authority of Tien Lang (Tiên Lãng) district, Hai Phong (Hải Phòng) has committed a great many wrongdoings in performing “official duty”, violating the principle […]