Youth Use Social Media to Press Environmental, Social Causes in Authoritarian Vietnam-Dead fish lie along a beach in Vietnam’s Quang Binh province near the site of a toxic waste spill, April 20, 2016. RFA, August 23, 2017 Over a year has passed since a toxic spill by a steel mill in central Vietnam polluted more than 125 miles of coastline along four provinces, but tensions in […]
Vietnam Rights Lawyer Threatened With ‘Discipline’ After Online Comment-Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh (L), also known as Mother Mushroom, stands trial at a courthouse in the city of Nha Trang in south-central Vietnam’s Khanh Hoa province, June 29, 2017. RFA, August 23, 2017 An official lawyer’s organization in central Vietnam’s Phu Yen province has threatened to “discipline” an attorney known for representing […]
Vietnam Extends Investigation for Activist Luu Van Vinh for Second Time-By Defend the Defenders, August 23, 2017 Vietnam’s authorities have extended the investigation period for second time for human rights defender Luu Van Vinh, who was arrested on November 6, 2017 and charged with “carrying out activities aimed at overthrowing the people’s administration” under Article 79 of the country’s Penal Code. In its letter dated […]
Ân xá Quốc tế, dân biểu Mỹ lên tiếng việc ông Nguyễn Bắc Truyển bị bắt-VOA, 23-08-2017 Tin tức: http://www.facebook.com/VOATiengViet, http://www.youtube.com/VOATiengVietVideo, http://www.voatiengviet.com. Nếu không vào được VOA, xin các bạn hãy vào http://vn3000.com để vượt tường lửa. Tổ chức Ân xá Quốc tế hôm 22/8 bày tỏ lo ngại rằng nhà tranh đấu Nguyễn Bắc Truyển có nguy cơ bị tra tấn, và yêu cầu chính quyền Việt Nam trả […]
Vàm Thuật: Dòng sông chết-RFA, 22-08-2017 Tình trạng các nhà máy công nghiệp xả thải trực tiếp ra sông rạch khiến dòng chảy bị ô nhiễm nặng nề vẫn tiếp diễn tại nhiều nơi ở Việt Nam. Phóng viên RFA ghi nhận một trường hợp cụ thể tại khu vực dòng sông Vàm Thuật ở Sài Gòn. Người dân […]
Vietnam Court Postpones Trial against Blogger Nguyen Van Oai-Defend the Defenders, August 22, 2017 The People’s Court of Hoang Mai town in Vietnam’s central province of Nghe An has deciced to postpone the trial against former prisoner of conscience Nguyen Van Oai scheduled on August 21/ The decision was made on August 20, just one day prior to the trial, said Ha Huy […]
Urgent Action: Missing Human Rights Defender at Risk of Torture-Amnesty International, August 22, 2017 Former prisoner of conscience, Nguyễn Bắc Truyển was last seen on 30 July 2017 after dropping off his wife outside her place of work in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. Although State media reported that he was arrested by authorities, more than three weeks later his wife has received […]
Vietnamese hostage rescued in Philippines: military-AFP, August 21, 2017 A Vietnamese sailor kidnapped by Islamist militants off the southern Philippines has been rescued after nine months in captivity, the military said on Monday, following the beheading of two fellow crewmen in July. Philippine troops rescued the hostage on Sunday on Basilan island in the southern Mindanao region, a stronghold of […]
Vietnam looks to bolster its internet censorship-Cybersecurity concerns remain amid Communist Party’s muzzling of free speech Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang delivers remarks during at the APEC Summit 2017 at the National Great Theatre in Lima, Peru, 19 November 2016. Photo: EPA/Eduardo Cavero Globe, August 21, 2017 Following the recent intensification of his country’s crackdown on political dissent, Vietnamese president Tran […]
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