December 26, 2015
Vietnam Persecution Wave against Activists Continues ahead of Communists’ National Congress, Children Also Targeted
By Vu Quoc Ngu, Dec 26, 2015 Vietnam’s police nationwide have been intensifying persecutions against local activists ahead of the ruling communist party’s National Congress, targeting political dissidents, social activists and human rights defenders and even their young children. In Ho Chi Minh City, police on December 25 detained about ten activists, beating them brutally […]
December 30, 2015
US Ambassador to Vietnam Dismayed About Detentions of Dissidents
by Nhan Quyen • Do Thi Minh Hanh, Hoang Duc Binh (Viet Labor), Nguyen Van Dai
RFA |Dec 29, 2015 The U.S. ambassador to Vietnam on Tuesday expressed concern about recent reports of harassment and detentions of human rights advocates, including the recent arrest of a prominent rights advocate in the repressive Southeast Asian country. Ambassador Ted Osius cited the Dec. 16 arrest of dissident lawyer and blogger Nguyen Van Dai […]