Vietnam Releases Two Jailed Activists With Ties to Religious Groups-RFA | Aug 3, 2015 Vietnamese authorities on Monday released two activists who finished serving jail terms they had received under a vague and ill-defined statute used by authorities to routinely crack down on those who are critical of the one-party communist state. Paulus Le Van Son, a prominent Catholic blogger, and Nguyen Van Oai, […]
Hanoi Resident Dies on Third Day in Police Detention- By Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 4, 2015 A resident in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi died in a local police detention facility on the third day of being arrested on an allegation of conducting activities against on-duty state officials, state media reported Tuesday. Nguyen Quang Truong, 43, from Du Nghe in Quoc Oai […]
Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly July 27- Aug 02: Defend the Defenders Marks 3rd Annniversary-Defenders’ Weekly | Aug 02, 2015 ******************** 25/07/2015*********************** Defend the Defenders Provides Drinking Water for Hanoi-based Activists in World Hunger Strike Day Defend the Defenders provided VND2 million for Hanoi-based activists to help them buy drinking water for the World Hunger Strike Day on July 25. The massive fasting aims to request the communist government […]
Tuần tin Người Bảo vệ Nhân quyền 27/7-2/8/2015: Người Bảo vệ Nhân quyền sinh nhật lần thứ 3-Defenders’ Weekly |02-08-2015 ************25/7/2015*********** Người Bảo vệ Nhân quyền tài trợ Ngày Tuyệt thực Toàn cầu tại Hanoi Người Bảo vệ Nhân quyền 2 triệu đồng cho một nhóm những người hoạt động nhân quyền ở Hà Nội để họ mua nước uống trong ngày Tuyệt thực toàn cầu tổ chức vào ngày 25/7. Cuộc […]
Defend the Defenders, Reporters Sans Frontieres Co-organize Cyber Security Training Workshop in Cat Ba Island-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 03, 2015 Defend the Defenders, on collaboration with the Paris-based Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF or Reporters Without Borders), on July 31-Aug 2 organized a cyber security training course for 23 human rights advocates nationwide. The three-day event was held in Cat Ba Island in the northern port city of Haiphong. […]
Two Vietnamese Arrested after Launching Facebook Page on Traffic Police Bribery-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 03, 2015 Police in Vietnam’s northern city of Haiphong on July 31 arrested two local residents, accusing them of running a Facebook page on traffic police bribery, state media has reported. Nguyen Duc Hao, 21, and Hoang Anh Thu, 23, were said to have the facebook account namely “Tránh chốt […]
One More Prisoner Dies in Cell with Many Severe Injuries on His Body-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 03, 2015 A Vietnamese prisoner, who is serving his 8-year imprisonment for stealing a cell phone, was found to die in a Hanoi-based detention facility with many serious injuries on his body, state-controlled media reported Monday. Vu Nam Ninh, 45, died on July 20, in Detention Center No. 1 […]
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