GENERAL

  • Vietnamese bloggers initiate a unique campaign for freedom of expression - Civil Rights Defenders 11 September, 2013 As Vietnam is seeking a seat in the UN Human Rights Council for 2014-2016, the authorities are tightening the restrictions of the right to freedom of expression on the Internet through new regulations and peaceful activists are arrested, threatened and harassed. Dinh Nhat Uy is one of them. He […]
  • Viet Nam: Response to Government of Viet Nam’s comments concerning the Petition filed on behalf of Mr Le Quoc Quan - TO: UNITED NATIONS WORKING GROUP ON ARBITRARY DETENTION Mr. Malick Sow (Senegal) Ms. Shaheen Ali (Pakistan) Mr. Vladimir Tochilovsky (Ukraine) Mr. Roberto Garretón (Chile) Mr. Mads Andenas (Norway) HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY in the matter of Le Quoc Quan (the “Petitioner”) v. Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam 30 August […]
  • Vinh: Church against government media for slandering and manipulating the facts - by J.B. An Dang | Asia News 09/09/2013, 13:31 The diocese takes a clear and tough stance against pro-Communist TV, radio, newspapers and news agencies that published “false” stories and articles to defend violent acts by local officials against residents. Bishop Paul Nguyen Thai Hop calls for ‘Sunday prayers’ for victims of abuse and the […]
  • Commend Activist Fighting for Free Speech in Vietnam - BY JENNIFER IP Force Change | 10 September 2013 Target: Nguyen Phuong Uyen Goal: Commend Vietnamese dissident for exercising her rights despite Vietnam’s one party law Vietnamese dissident Nguyen Uyen, age 21, was sentenced to prison for handing out leaflets that were considered hostile and contradictory to the Communist ruling party. She was released 10 months […]
  • Vietnam Questions Bloggers After Embassy Meetings - Tra Mi | VOA September 09, 2013 Vietnamese police have summoned bloggers for questions and accused them of holding “illegal gatherings” at the U.S. and Swedish embassies in Hanoi.
  • Democracy activist Pham Ba Hai completes 7-year sentence - By Sao Khue (Defend the Defenders) Sept 9, 2013 On Sept 8, democracy activist Pham Ba Hai marked his completion of the two-year period under house, the additional measure set by the communist government after spending five years in prison for “conducting propaganda against state”.
  • Hot News: Writer Nguyen Xuan Nghia beaten in jail - [stextbox id=”info”] Today, 4 September 2013, Mrs Duong Thi Tan and Nguyen Tri Dung, ex-wife and son of blogger Dieu Cay – Nguyen Van Hai, went to visit him at Prison Camp VI in the north central province of Nghe An. The meeting lasted about 20 minutes. Upon hearing Dieu Cay hurriedly saying that “Uncle Nguyen Xuan […]
  • Ngo Hao’s Family: Appeal for Help - APPEAL FOR HELP! Phu Yen, September 01, 2013 To: – The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon – U.S. President Barrack Obama and Democratic Governments of the World – The Chairpersons of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the US and the Democratic Countries – The Commission on International Religious Freedom USA – The U.S. […]
  • The Vietnamese Communist rulers are utilizing prisons to maltreat patriotic youths - By religious officials in Vietnam The Vietnamese Communist rulers are utilizing prisons to maltreat patriotic youths We demand that student prisoner Đỗ Thị Minh Hạnh be released for medical care To: – Responsible Members of the National Assembly of Vietnam
  • Vietnam: Update – Ill-treatment of imprisoned human rights defenders Vi Duc Hoi, Paulus Le Son and Nguyen Van Oai - Front Line Defenders August 30, 2013 Based on information provided to Front Line Defenders on 24 August 2013, human rights defenders Messrs Vi Duc Hoi and Nguyen Van Oai have been ordered to be placed in solitary confinement for 6 months from 20 July 2013 in retaliation to their protest against the ill-treatment of fellow human rights defender Mr Paulus […]