June 30, 2016
Vietnam Releases One Activist, Detaining Two Others amid Rising Public Dissatisfaction
By Vu Quoc Ngu, June 30, 2016 Vietnam’s security forces on June 30 released pro-democracy fighter Pham Minh Vu but detained two other social activists, Mr. Tran Tu Long and his Vietnamse-American girlfriend Truong Tue Minh, local social networks reported. Mr. Vu, a former prisoner of conscience, was arrested by security forces from the central […]
July 1, 2016
Vietnam Blocks Local Activists from Attending U.S. Independent Day in Hanoi
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Le Quoc Quan, Nguyen Huu Vinh JB, Tran Tu Long, Truong Tue Minh
By Vu Quoc Ngu, July 1, 2016 Security forces in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi have barred a number of local activists from attending a ceremony to mark the Independence Day [July 4] of the U.S. which is organized by the American Embassy. Among the blocked activists are human rights lawyer and former prisoner of […]