October 4, 2018
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October 3, 2018
Vietnam Holds 246 Prisoners of Conscience: Now!Campaign
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Latest Count: Vietnam Holds 246 Prisoners of Conscience Press Release, October 1, 2018 According to the Now!Campaign, which consists of 14 international and Vietnamese civil society organizations, the government of Vietnam is holding at least 246 in prisons or similar forms of detention compared to 165 cases in November 2017, when the campaign was launched. This […]
September 2, 2018
Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly Report for August 27- September 2, 2018: Many Activists Detained as Police Tighten Public Security to Prevent Mass Demonstration
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], DEFENDER’S WEEKLY
Defend the Defenders | September 2, 2018 Authorities in Vietnam’s major cities have been imposing many measures to tighten public control in a bid to prevent mass demonstration amid online calls for rallying in thestreetsto protest the communist regime. Along with detaining some activists and outspoken Facebookers, local governments have sentplainclothes agents and militia […]
August 30, 2018
Trial against Spokesman of Brotherhood for Democracy Nguyen Trung Truc Re-scheduled on Sept 12
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Nguyen Trung Truc
Defend the Defenders, August 30, 2018 The People’s Court of Vietnam’s central province of Quang Binh has re-scheduled the first-instance hearingagainst Nguyen Trung Truc, spokesman for the unsanctioned group Brotherhood for Democracy, on September 12. The trial will be held in Dong Hoi city, and is supposed to be open tothe public, according to […]
July 15, 2018
Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly Report on July 9-15, 2018: Vietnam’s Court Upholds Prison Sentences for Trio of Vietnam Reviving Campaign
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], DEFENDER’S WEEKLY
Defend the Defenders| July 15, 2018 On July 10, the Higher People’s Cout in Hanoi rejected the appeal of three members of the unsanctioned organization Vietnam Reviving Campaign,Vu Quang Thuan, Nguyen Van Dien and Tran Hoang Phuc, upholding the prison sentences of the trio given by the People’s Court of Hanoi in their trial […]
July 8, 2018
Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly Report on July 2-8, 2018: Independent Journalist Le Anh Hung Arrested for Cricizing Communist Leaders
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], DEFENDER’S WEEKLY
Defend the Defenders | July 8, 2018 On July 5, authorities in Hanoi arrested independent political journalist Le Anh Hung, charged him with “abusing democratic freedom” under Article 331 of the 2015 Penal Code for his online posts criticizing communist leaders, including Nguyen Phu Trong, secretary general of the ruling Communist Party of […]
July 5, 2018
Independent Blogger Le Anh Hung Arrested, Charged with “Abusing Democratic Freedom”
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Le Anh Hung
Defend the Defenders, July 5, 2018 On July 5, Vietnam’s authorities arrested independent blogger Le Anh Hung and charged him with “Abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, lawful rights and interests of organizations and/or citizens” under Article 331 of the country’s 2015 Penal Code. Police also searchedhis mother’s house […]
June 10, 2018
Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly Report for June 4-10, 2018: Vietnam Violently Disperses Peaceful Demontrations in Many Localities
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], DEFENDER’S WEEKLY
Defend the Defenders | June 10, 2018 On Sunday (June 10), thousands of Vietnamese rallied on streets to protest the bills on special economic zones and cyber security in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Danang, Nha Trang and other localities. Their peaceful demonstration were violently dispersed by security forces, with dozens being arrested […]
November 5, 2018
Từ Đài đến Quỳnh: 2018 khác 2013 như thế nào?
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Luật sư Nguyễn Văn Đài hiện đang tị nạn tại Đức. (Hình: FB Lê Nguyễn Hương Trà) Phạm Chí Dũng, Việt Nam Thời báo, ngày 05/11/2018 Bầu không khí “toàn đảng, toàn quân, toàn dân lập thành tích chào mừng EVFTA” vào năm 2018 đang hâm hấp lên men một thứ mùi rất […]