June 27, 2013
UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF VIETNAM: Joint Submission by FIDH and VCHR
UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF VIETNAM United Nations Human Rights Council 17 June 2013 Joint Submission by International Federation for Human Rights
Hoang Khuong (Nguyen Van Khuong)
March 12, 2013
4 Signs the Vietnamese Government Is Crushing the Country’s ‘Social Media Revolution’
by Defend the Defenders • 22 Phu Yen, Hoang Khuong (Nguyen Van Khuong), Le Quoc Quan, Nguyen Phuong Uyen
Vietnamese students surf the Internet at a cafe in Hanoi March 18, 2004. (Reuters) DANA WAGNER – Dana Wagner is a migration-policy consultant based in Hanoi. The Communist Party has responded to the growth of anti-state blogging with a disturbing crackdown. MAR 11 2013, 1:04 PM ET – After more than a year in pre-trial […]
February 15, 2013
CPJ – ATTACKS ON THE PRESS in 2012
by Defend the Defenders • Dinh Dang Dinh, Hoang Khuong (Nguyen Van Khuong), Le Thanh Tung, Nguyen Van Hai (Dieu Cay), Phan Thanh Hai (AnhBaSaigon), Ta Phong Tan
Vietnam Vietnam intensified its grip on old and new media through a campaign of censorship, surveillance, and imprisonments. Central Propaganda Department officials held weekly meetings with top newspaper editors, outlining news agendas and identifying banned topics. The list of prohibited topics expanded to include criticism of the government’s economic management, land conflicts between the state and local […]
January 30, 2013
2013 WORLD PRESS FREEDOM INDEX – Asia-Pacific Area
by Defend the Defenders • 17 Catholic youths, Chu Manh Son, Cu Huy Ha Vu, Dang Xuan Dieu, Dau Van Duong, Ho Duc Hoa, Hoang Khuong (Nguyen Van Khuong), Le Cong Dinh, Le Thi Kim Thu, Le Van Son (Paulus Le Son), Nguyen Ba Dang, Nguyen Cong Chinh (Nguyen Thanh Long), Nguyen Kim Nhan, Nguyen Tien Trung, Nguyen Van Duyet, Nguyen Van Ly, Nguyen Van Oai, Nong Hung Anh, Thai Van Dung, Tran Anh Kim, Tran Huu Duc, Tran Minh Nhat, Vu Duc Trung
Burmese spring an exception to decline in freedom of information in Asia Only three Asian countries are in the top 25 percent of the table, while 15 countries are among the bottom 45 places. Unsurprisingly, one-party authoritarian governments figure more than ever among the predators of press freedom and languish at the bottom end of […]
January 30, 2013
CHỈ SỐ TỰ DO BÁO CHÍ THẾ GIỚI 2013 – CHÂU Á TBD: VIỆT NAM KHÔNG CÓ DẤU HIỆU CẢI THIỆN
by Defend the Defenders • 17 Catholic youths, Chu Manh Son, Cu Huy Ha Vu, Dang Xuan Dieu, Dau Van Duong, Ho Duc Hoa, Hoang Khuong (Nguyen Van Khuong), Le Cong Dinh, Le Thi Kim Thu, Le Van Son (Paulus Le Son), Nguyen Ba Dang, Nguyen Cong Chinh (Nguyen Thanh Long), Nguyen Kim Nhan, Nguyen Tien Trung, Nguyen Van Duyet, Nguyen Van Ly, Nguyen Van Oai, Nong Hung Anh, Thai Van Dung, Tran Anh Kim, Tran Huu Duc, Tran Minh Nhat, Vu Duc Trung
Mùa xuân Miến Điện – một ngoại lệ trong suy thoái tự do thông tin ở châu Á Chỉ có ba nước châu Á nằm ở phần 25% đầu bảng, trong khi 15 nước khác nằm trong số 45 nước cuối bảng . Không có gì đáng ngạc nhiên khi các chính phủ độc tài […]
December 29, 2012
Vietnam – Unacceptable ruling
by Defend the Defenders • Hoang Khuong (Nguyen Van Khuong), Le Quoc Quan, Le Van Son (Paulus Le Son), Nguyen Van Hai (Dieu Cay), Phan Thanh Hai (AnhBaSaigon), Ta Phong Tan
COURT UPHOLDS LONG JAIL SENTENCES FOR BLOGGERS ON APPEAL PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY 28 DECEMBER 2012. Reporters Without Borders condemns the rulings that courts issued today in the cases of three bloggers – Nguyen Van Hai (also known as Dieu Cay), Ta Phong Tan and Phan Thanh Hai (also known as Anhbasaigon) – and yesterday in the case of Nguyen Van Khuong, an […]
December 29, 2012
VIỆT NAM – Phán quyết không thể chấp nhận được
by Defend the Defenders • Hoang Khuong (Nguyen Van Khuong), Le Quoc Quan, Le Van Son (Paulus Le Son), Nguyen Van Hai (Dieu Cay), Phan Thanh Hai (AnhBaSaigon), Ta Phong Tan
Tòa phúc thẩm giữ y án tù nặng nề cho các blogger Ngày 28/12/2012 – Phóng viên Không Biên giới lên án phán quyết mà quan tòa đã tuyên hôm nay đối với ba blogger – Nguyễn Văn Hải (còn được gọi là Điếu Cày), Tạ Phong Tần và ông Phan Thanh Hải (còn được gọi là […]
October 2, 2012
The Assembly of Delegates of PEN International, meeting at its 78th World Congress in Geongju, Korea, 9th to 15th September 2012
by Defend the Defenders • Cu Huy Ha Vu, Dinh Dang Dinh, Ho Thi Bich Khuong, Hoang Khuong (Nguyen Van Khuong), Le Cong Dinh, Le Thanh Tung, Le Van Son (Paulus Le Son), Lu Van Bay, Nguyen Cong Chinh (Nguyen Thanh Long), Nguyen Huu Cau, Nguyen Kim Nhan, Nguyen Manh Son, Nguyen Phong, Nguyen Tien Trung, Nguyen Trung Ton, Nguyen Van Hai (Dieu Cay), Nguyen Van Ly, Nguyen Van Tuc, Nguyen Xuan Nghia, Pham Thanh Nghien, Pham Van Troi, Phan Ngoc Tuan, Thich Quang Do, Tran Anh Kim, Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, Tran Vu Anh Binh (Hoang Nhat Thong), Vi Duc Hoi, Viet Khang (Vo Minh Tri)
Resolution on Vietnam submitted by Suisse Romand PEN Centre and seconded by Swiss German PEN Centre and Swiss Italian and Reto-Romansh PEN Centre VIETNAM: Vietnam remains of great concern: It continues to suppress the right to freedom of expression and opinion, through application of liberticidal articles of its Penal Code, in particular, Article 88 ‘’Propaganda […]
September 25, 2012
The Announcement of the bloggers and freelancers on the case of journalist Hoang Khuong
by Defend the Defenders • Hoang Khuong (Nguyen Van Khuong)
Dated: Sep 17, 2012. Dear friends, In the context of corruption is a national disaster, the situation of abusing powers to misappropriate and extract money of people is increasingly common, the goal of journalist Hoang Khuong is justified, significantly contributing to the effort of the whole people aimed at cleaning up the administrative mechanism of […]
September 24, 2012
Vietnam hands three bloggers harsh prison terms
by Defend the Defenders • Dinh Dang Dinh, Hoang Khuong (Nguyen Van Khuong), Le Thanh Tung, Nguyen Tri Dung, Nguyen Van Hai (Dieu Cay), Phan Thanh Hai (AnhBaSaigon), Ta Phong Tan
Bangkok, September 24, 2012–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the harsh prison sentences handed down today to three prominent Vietnamese online journalists convicted of anti-state charges. In a widening crackdown on press and Internet freedoms, Vietnamese courts have sentenced six journalists and bloggers to prison in the last five weeks. Ho Chi Minh City’s People’s […]
September 8, 2012
Vietnamese journalist jailed for undercover bribery
by Defend the Defenders • Hoang Khuong (Nguyen Van Khuong), Nguyen Van Hai, Nguyen Viet Chien
New York, September 7, 2012–A Vietnamese journalist who bribed a police officer during an undercover investigation to expose corruption was sentenced today to four years in prison, according to local and international news reports.
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July 1, 2013
Stakeholders Joint Submission Concerning the Universal Periodic Review of Vietnam in 2014
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Bui Thanh Hieu (Nguoi Buon Gio), Bui Thi Minh Hang, Chu Manh Son, Cu Huy Ha Vu, Dang Ngoc Minh, Dang Xuan Dieu, Dau Van Duong, Dinh Dang Dinh, Dinh Nguyen Kha, Dinh Van Nhuong, Do Thi Minh Hanh, Doan Huy Chuong, Doan Van Vuon, Duong Thi Tan, Ho Duc Hoa, Ho Thi Bich Khuong, Ho Van Oanh, Hoang Khuong (Nguyen Van Khuong), Le Hien Duc, Le Quoc Quan, Le Thanh Tung, Le Thi Kim Thu, Le Tri Tue, Le Van Son (Paulus Le Son), Nguyen Dac Kien, Nguyen Dan Que, Nguyen Dang Minh Man, Nguyen Dang Vinh Phuc, Nguyen Dinh Cuong, Nguyen Hoang Quoc Hung, Nguyen Hoang Vi, Nguyen Huu Vinh JB, Nguyen Kim Nhan, Nguyen Lan Thang, Nguyen Phuong Uyen, Nguyen Tuong Thuy, Nguyen Van Duyet, Nguyen Van Hai (Dieu Cay), Nguyen Van Oai, Nguyen Xuan Anh, Nguyen Xuan Dien, Phan Ngoc Tuan, Phan Thanh Hai (AnhBaSaigon), Ta Phong Tan, Tran Huu Duc, Tran Minh Nhat, Tran Vu Anh Binh (Hoang Nhat Thong), Truong Van Dung, Viet Khang (Vo Minh Tri)
Stakeholders Joint Submission Concerning the Universal Periodic Review of Vietnam in 2014 Submitted on June 14, 2013 by: – Vietnam Human Rights Network (VNHRN) – Bloc 8406 – Vietnam Human Rights Committee (VNHRC) – Vietnamese Canadian Federation (VCF) INTRODUCTION The Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRVN) has been a member of the United Nations since 1977 […]