November 11, 2019
Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly Report for November 4-10, 2019: Vietnam Arrests 18th Facebooker for “Harmful” Postings, Upholds Jail Sentences for Three Activists
Defend the Defenders | November 10, 2019 This week is one of the worst moments for Vietnam’s local dissident as the communist regime arrested outspoken activist Nguyen Van Nghiem, the 18th Facebooker being arrested so far this year for their online activities, and upheld the jailed sentences for three political activists named Nguyen Ngoc […]
January 1, 2020
Defend the Defenders’ Latest Statistics: Vietnam Holds 239 Prisoners of Conscience
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], DEFENDER’S WEEKLY
Defend the Defenders, Press Release, January 1, 2020 According to Defend the Defenders’ statistics, as of December 31, 2019, Vietnam’s communist regime is holding at least 238 prisoners of conscience in prisons or similar forms of detention, and female activist Huynh Thuc Vy under house arrest. Vietnam still remains the second largest jailer of […]