Jailed Vietnam blogger ends hunger strike after five weeks-Sat Aug 3, 2013 4:21am HANOI (Reuters) – A Vietnamese dissident jailed for criticizing the country’s rulers has ended a hunger strike after five weeks when judicial authorities agreed to accept his complaint about poor treatment, his son said on Saturday. Nguyen Van Hai, better known as Dieu Ca, resumed eating on July 27 after the […]
Smith’s Floor Remarks Calling for Passage of Vietnam Human Rights Bill of 2013 (HR. 1897)-Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, I want to thank, first of all, you for your very kind remarks, but also for moving this legislation very swiftly through the full committee, along with Eliot Engel’s full support, and the chairwoman emeritus, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. Thank you for your steadfast support for human rights, now presiding […]
GOVERNMENT WANTS TO BAN INTERNET USERS FROM DISCUSSING THE NEWS-RSF PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY 2 AUGUST 2013 Reporters Without Borders regards a new law on blogs and social networks – announced on July 31st and due to take effect in september – as a gross violation of the right to inform and be informed. Known as Decree 72, the law restricts the use of blogs and […]
Vietnam’s human rights abuses receive congressional attention-Baptist Press | Jul 30, 2013 WASHINGTON (BP) — Human rights abuses in Vietnam are receiving attention from the U.S. House of Representatives, with a particular focus on the religious oppression of ethnic minority Christians and other groups.
Court Weighs Conviction of Vietnamese Fish Farmer in Land Dispute-By Vu Trong Khanh and Nguyen Anh Thu Wall Street Journal | July 29, 2013, 6:02 PM HANOI–An appeals court in Vietnam on Monday began weighing the conviction of a fish farmer who, along with several family members, was found guilty of planting mines and firing homemade guns at police trying to evict them from the land […]
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: URGENT ACTION FOR JAILED BLOGGER ON HUNGER STRIKE-UA: 194/13 Index: ASA 41/005/2013 Vietnam Amnesty International Date: 26 July 2013 URGENT ACTION FOR JAILED BLOGGER ON HUNGER STRIKE Imprisoned Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Van Hai, known as Dieu Cay or “the peasant’s pipe”, has been on hunger strike since around 20 June in protest at the harsh treatment of himself and other political prisoners. […]
What You Need to Know About Vietnam’s Human Rights Record-BY FRANK JANNUZI Amnesty International USA July 25, 2013 at 12:13 PM President Truong Tan Sang of Vietnam visited the United States this week to meet with President Obama. At lunch Wednesday with Secretary of State John Kerry, he expressed his desire that Hanoi and Washington deepen their economic and security ties.
Remarks by President Obama and President Truong Tan Sang of Vietnam after Bilateral Meeting-(Video with Vietnamese interpretation – Video có phần dịch Tiếng Việt) The White House | 25 July 2013 | PRESIDENT OBAMA: It is my pleasure to welcome President Truong Tan Sang to the White House and to the Oval Office for his first bilateral meeting with me. This represents the steady progression and strengthening of […]
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