March 9, 2021
The Vietnamese women who refuse to stay silent
Pham Doan Trang in 2019. Image: Facebook As International Women’s Day nears, female activists in Vietnam are appealing for global attention to the persecution they often face Grace Bui, Asia Times, March 7, 2021 Just before midnight on October 6, 2020, police raided the boarding house of Pham Doan Trang, a prominent Vietnamese author, journalist, and […]
March 10, 2021
Lawyers Obstructed on First Day of Dong Tam Appeals Trial in Vietnam
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Dong Tam land-rights activists are shown in court in Hanoi on the first day of their appeals hearing, March 8, 2021. RFA, March 8, 2021 Lawyers representing Vietnamese land-rights activists appealing sentences for their roles in a deadly clash with police last year at the Dong Tam commune were repeatedly obstructed in court in Hanoi […]