Tinh thần phản kháng của người Việt Nam đang gia tăng-Ngày càng có nhiều người Việt Nam lên tiếng về những vẫn đề kinh tế, chính trị và xã hội The Diplomat, ngày 12 tháng 8 năm 2016 (bản dịch của Vũ Quốc Ngữ) Vụ bê bối Formosa tại Việt Nam gần đây đã được báo chí quốc tế đăng tải nhiều, cung cấp cho […]
Vietnam Imprisoned Pastor on 11th Day of Hunger Strike to Protest Prison Inhumane Treatment-By Vu Quoc Ngu*, August 18, 2016 Protestant pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh, who is serving his 11-year imprisonment in An Phuc Prison in Vietnam’s southern province of Binh Duong, and three other colleagues are conducting their hunger strike for the 11th consecutive day to protest inhumane treatment of the prison’s authorities. Mr. Chinh, 50, and […]
Vice President of Vietnam Independent Journalists Summoned for Petition against Police Torture-By Vu Quoc Ngu, August 17, 2016 Authorities in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi have summoned blogger Nguyen Tuong Thuy, vice president of unsanctioned Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam (IJAVN) to a police agency to work on a petition against police torture. According to a letter signed by police officer Ngo Quang Du from the […]
Thirst for Mekong dams imperil fisheries-AAP- August 16, 2016 Dismissing its neighbours’ pleas, impoverished Laos is rapidly building a Mekong River dam that threatens fisheries crucial to millions of Southeast Asia’s poorest people. The site of the Don Sahong dam, less than two kilometres from the Lao-Cambodian border, is in an area famous for spectacular waterfalls and deep pools that […]
Vietnam Police Block, Beat Catholic Villagers Protesting Losses After Fish Kill-RFA, August 16, 2016 More than 4,000 Vietnamese Catholic parishioners were blocked and assaulted by police on Monday as they attempted to march to township offices to protest government inaction over their loss of livelihood following a massive pollution-linked fish kill in April, sources say. The April spill caused an estimated 70 tons of dead […]
Marian devotees in Vietnam urged to take responsibility for environment-National Catholic Reporter, Aug. 16, 2016 Catholics in the central Vietnamese diocese of Vinh who attended feast of the Assumption celebrations Aug. 15 were urged to help victims of marine pollution and to work to protect the environment. Some 50,000 Catholics gathered in Xa Doai Cathedral and its square in Nghi Loc, Nghe An province […]
Australia Urges Vietnam to Remove Controversial Provisions in Penal Code-by Vu Quoc Ngu, August 16, 2016 Australia has urged Vietnam to amend or remove controversial articles in the country’s Penal Code to ensure freedom of expression and assembly, according to a press release of Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. In the press release issued five days after the 13th Vietnam-Australia Human Rights […]
China Expels Vietnamese Fishing Boats Seeking Shelter in Disputed Hoang Sa-by Vu Quoc Ngu, August 16, 2016 China’s authorities have refused to allow six Vietnamese fishing boats to anchor near a reef in disputed Hoang Sa (Paracels) in the East Sea (South China Sea) while the Vietnamese fishermen were trying to find shelter from extreme weather, state media has reported. The six fishing boats from […]
Hanoi Mulls over Planting 45,000 Trees along Thang Long Avenue-by Vu Quoc Ngu, Aug 17, 2016 Authorities in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi plan to grow about 45,000 trees along Thang Long Avenue, the longest of its kind in the country, said a senior leader of the city. Speaking at a meeting with voters in Hoan Kiem district on Aug 15, Chairman Nguyen Duc […]
Vietnam Communal Police Have Too Much Power: Legislators-by Vu Quoc Ngu, August 16, 2016 Vietnam’s police in the communal level have too much power while most of communal police officers have limited education and professional background, said members of the Standing Committee of the country’s legislative body National Assembly (NA). According to the draft law on communal-level police which is under discussion […]
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