- Vietnam Defend the Defenders’ Weekly Report for January 1-16, 2022: Four Facebookers Arrested for Online Posting, Two Anti-corruption Activists Convicted - Defend the Defenders | January 16, 2022 Vietnam’s human rights record seems to be not improved in 2022 as in the first two weeks of the year, the authoritarian regime arrested two Facebookers on the controversial allegation of “conducting anti-state propaganda,” two others on the charge of “abusing democratic freedom,” and convicted two anti-corruption activists […]
- Vietnam Defend the Defenders’ Weekly Report for January 1-16, 2022: Four Facebookers Arrested for Online Posting, Two Anti-corruption Activists Convicted - Defend the Defenders | January 16, 2022 Vietnam’s human rights record seems to be not improved in 2022 as in the first two weeks of the year, the authoritarian regime arrested two Facebookers on the controversial allegation of “conducting anti-state propaganda,” two others on the charge of “abusing democratic freedom,” and convicted two anti-corruption activists […]
- Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly Report for December 14-19, 2021: Four HRDs Convicted of Controversial Accusation “Conducting Anti-state Propaganda,” Sentenced to Total 35 Years in Prison - Defend the Defenders | December 19, 2021 At three consecutive first-instance hearings on December 14-16, Vietnam’s authoritarian regime convicted three human rights defenders named Pham Doan Trang, Trinh Ba Phuong, Nguyen Thi Tam, and Do Nam Trung of “conducting anti-state propaganda” and sentenced them to a total 35 years in prison and 12 years of […]
- Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly Report for November 29-December 5, 2021: Four Human Rights Defenders to Go to Trials on Charge of “Conducting Anti-state Propaganda” - Defend the Defenders | November 21, 2021 Vietnam’s authoritarian regime has decided to try four human rights advocates named Ms. Pham Doan Trang, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Tam, Mr. Trinh Ba Phuong, and Mr. Do Nam Trung on the allegation of “conducting anti-state propaganda” in mid December. Particularly, prominent human rights defender and famous political blogger Pham Doan Trang will go […]
- Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly Report for November 15-21, 2021: Five Imprisoned Human Rights Defenders Honored with Vietnam Human Rights Award 2021 -
- Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly Report for October 25-31, 2021: Trials against Three HRDs Pham Doan Trang, Trinh Ba Tu, and Nguyen Thi Tam Suspended - Defend the Defenders | October 31, 2021 The People’s Court of Hanoi has suspended two separate trials scheduled on November 3-4 against three human rights defenders prominent political blogger Pham Doan Trang and land rights activists Trinh Ba Tu and Nguyen Thi Tam. According to the court’s notices sent to their lawyers, the reason for suspension […]
- Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly Report for October 18-24, 2021: Prominent Human Rights Defender Pham Doan Trang in Very Serious Health Concern Two Weeks Ahead of Scheduled Trial - Defend the Defenders | October 24, 2021 World-recognized human rights advocate and well-known political blogger Pham Doan Trang is in very bad health conditions two weeks ahead of the scheduled trial, Defend the Defenders has learned. During the first meeting on October 19 with her lawyers since her arrest on October 7 last year, Ms. […]
- Vietnam to Try Three Leading Human Rights Defenders on October 3-4 after Lengthy Incommunicado Pre-trial Detention - Defend the Defenders, October 14, 2021 Vietnam’s authoritarian regime will hold two separate first-instance hearings in early November to try three leading human rights advocates named Ms. Pham Doan Trang, Mr. Trinh Ba Phuong, and Mrs. Nguyen Thi Tam on the allegation of “conducting anti-state propaganda” for their peaceful activities which aim to promote multi-party democracy and protect human […]
- Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly Report for September 13-19, 2021: Facebooker Nguyen Duy Linh Arrested, Alleged with “Conducting Anti-state Propaganda” - Defend the Defenders | September 19, 2021 Vietnam’s authoritarian regime continues its crackdown on the local political dissent nine months after the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam held its 13th National Congress and four months after the regime conducted the Nationwide Election to form the new leadership for the next five years. On September 14, […]
- Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly Report for September 6-12, 2021: Prominent HRD Pham Doan Trang Prosecuted of “Conducting Anti-state Propaganda,” Facing Lengthy Imprisonment - Defend the Defenders | September 12, 2021 Authorities in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi have decided to prosecute prominent human rights defender and political blogger Pham Doan Trang of “conducting anti-state propaganda” under Article 88 of the country’s Penal Code 1999 with possible imprisonment of between seven and 12 years, even 20 years if is […]
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