Viet Nam: Bloggers’ shameful jail sentences aim to stifle free speech-September 24, 2012 – Harsh prison sentences handed down to three bloggers accused of spreading anti-state propaganda in Viet Nam after a trial which lasted only a few hours are nothing short of a shameful attempt to silence dissent in the country, Amnesty International said. Nguyen Van Hai, known as Dieu Cay (“the peasant’s pipe”) was […]
Vietnam hands three bloggers harsh prison terms-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 […]
Statement on the Trial of Blogger Dieu Cay (aka Nguyen Van Hai)-September 24, 2012 – We are deeply concerned by reports that the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court convicted and sentenced blogger Dieu Cay to 12 years in prison for peacefully expressing his political views. The government’s treatment of Dieu Cay appears to be inconsistent with Vietnam’s obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political […]
HEAVY JAIL SENTENCES FOR THREE BLOGGERS AFTER SHAM TRIAL-MONDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2012 – Reporters Without Borders is outraged by the harsh and unjust jail sentences that a court imposed today on three bloggers on charges of anti-state propaganda at the end of a summary trial in southern Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City. Nguyen Van Hai (who used the blog name of Dieu Cay) was sentenced to […]
ThePetitionSite.com: Tell Vietnam to Free Political Prisoner Ta Phong Tan!-Target: President of Vietnam Truong Tan Sang Sponsored by: Lynn Hamilton Former Vietnamese police officer Ta Phong Tan has done nothing worse than criticizing her government’s regime in some on-line blogs. And yet, she faces a possible twenty years in prison on charges of “propaganda against the state.” Such charges are more or less equal to treason under Vietnam […]
(1) ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS-“Human rights defender” is a term used to describe people who, individually or with others, act to promote or protect human rights. Human rights defenders are identified above all by what they do and it is through a description of their actions (section A below) and of some of the contexts in which they work […]
(1) Giới thiệu về Người bảo vệ nhân quyền-“Người bảo vệ nhân quyền” là một thuật ngữ dùng để mô tả những người, cá nhân hoặc với người khác, hành động để thúc đẩy và bảo vệ quyền con người. Người bảo vệ nhân quyền được xác định trước hết qua những gì họ làm và thông qua mô tả của hành động […]
Viet Nam: Trial against three pro-democracy bloggers to open on September 24-Bangkok-Paris-Geneva, September 21, 2012. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), together with the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR), are deeply concerned at the judicial action against three pro-democracy bloggers. The trial against Mr. […]
VIỆT NAM : Vụ xử ba nhà bloggers dân chủ vào ngày 24.9-Bangkok-Paris-Geneva, 21.9.2012 – Đài Quan sát bảo vệ các Nhà bảo vệ Nhân quyền (The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders), là tổ chức liên đới với Liên Đoàn Quốc tế Nhân quyền (FIDH, International Federation for Human Rights) và Tổ chức Thế giới Chống Tra Tấn (OMCT, World Organisation Against Torture), cùng chung với Ủy ban […]
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