May 14, 2016
Many Vietnamese Activists under House Arrest during Weekend One Week Prior to Obama’s Visit
By Vu Quoc Ngu, May 14, 2016 Many Vietnamese activists have reported that they are under house arrest during this weekend one week prior to the official visit of U.S. President Barack Obama to the communist nation and the general elections for the country’s parliament and People’s Councils in all levels. Saigon-based prominent human rights […]
October 9, 2016
Prominent Vietnamese Activists Detained, Beaten while Attending Workshop on Civil Society in Vung Tau
by Nhan Quyen • Le Cong Dinh, Nguyen Dan Que, Nguyen Thi Thuy Quynh, Pham Ba Hai (Trang Thien Long)
By Defend the Defenders, October 09, 2016 Security forces in Vietnam’s southern city of Vung Tau on October 8 detained a group of around 30 activists when they gathered at a local hotel to attend a workshop on civil society. The local police interrogated, beat and destroyed their communication devices before releasing them at midnight […]