Thai court grants Vietnam’s request for activist’s extradition-Vietnamese Montagnard activist Y Quynh Bdap in an undated image. A Thai court ruled on Monday that Montagnard activist Y Quynh Bdap should be sent back to Vietnam where he faces terrorism charges. The judge at the Bangkok Criminal Court said there were sufficient grounds to approve the Vietnamese government’s extradition request. Thailand’s government will […]
Vietnamese inmates on hunger strike to demand release of political prisoners-From left to right: Vietnamese inmates Bui Van Thuan, Trinh Ba Tu and Dang Dinh Bach have gone on hunger strike to demand the release of all political prisoners. Three inmates at a prison in Vietnam’s Nghe An province are on hunger strike to protest against harsh conditions and demand the release of all political […]
Vietnam releases 2 political prisoners ahead of leader To Lam’s US trip-Activists Tran Huynh Duy Thuc (L) and Hoang Thi Minh Hong, who were both released from prison in Vietnam on Sept. 20, 2024. Vietnam has released two prominent political prisoners, a day before its top leader To Lam headed to the United States to speak before the United Nations General Assembly. Climate campaigner Hoang Thi Minh […]
One year after inmate’s execution, Vietnam continues sentencing people to death-guyen Thi Viet (right) protesting to demand justice for her son Le Van Manh on Oct. 19, 2023 (Fb) Stretching a tarpaulin over the grave so she could burn incense in pouring rain brought by Typhoon Yagi, Le Van Manh’s 67-year-old mother marked the first anniversary of her son’s death. “Apart from my family, no […]
To Lam Signals No Honeymoon for Vietnamese Journalists and Dissidents-Nguyen Vu Binh was jailed for seven years over a YouTube post, a simple signal that more of the same is to come under Lam’s tenure. The Diplomat, September 18, 2024 When leaders change in autocratic countries, hopes are raised in the West that a new chief at the helm will signal a shift in […]
Activist Phan Van Bach sentenced to 5 years in prison for online posting-Activist Phan Van Bach (Fb) The Hanoi People’s Court on Monday sentenced activist Phan Van Bach to five years in prison, his wife Nguyen Thi Yeu told Radio Free Asia. He was the latest activist to be convicted under Article 117 of Vietnam’s Criminal Code, and he had faced a maximum prison sentence of 12 […]
Ông Phan Vân Bách bị kết án 5 năm tù vì “phủ nhận vai trò lãnh đạo của Đảng”-hà hoạt động Phan Vân Bách (Fb) Toà án Nhân dân thành phố Hà Nội ngày 16/9 kết án ông Phan Vân Bách, cựu thành viên của kênh truyền hình độc lập CHTV, với bản án năm năm tù giam về tội danh “tuyên truyền chống Nhà nước” theo Điều 117 của Bộ luật Hình […]
Người Chăm cảm thấy bị phân biệt đối xử khi tôn giáo Bani không được công nhận-Một lễ hội của người Chăm ở Ninh Thuận Một số người Chăm ở Ninh Thuận nói rằng đạo Bani của họ bị chính quyền đổi thành đạo Hồi giáo Bani và từ đó họ bị phân biệt đối xử, tuy nhiên cũng có ý kiến cho rằng những tuyên bố trên không đúng. Dân […]
Vietnam: Drop Charges, Release Democracy Campaigner-HRW, Press releasePhan Van Bach Prosecuted for Criticizing Government Bangkok, September 13, 2024 – The Vietnamese authorities should immediately drop all charges and release the democracy campaigner Phan Van Bach, Human Rights Watch said today. Hanoi police arrested Phan Van Bach, 49, on December 29, 2023, for his posts on Facebook, and charged him under article 117 […]
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