January 7, 2021
by Nhan Quyen • Le Huu Minh Tuan, Nguyen Tuong Thuy, Pham Chi Dung
Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Tuong Thuy, who was arrested on May 23, 2020 on charges of ‘making, storing and disseminating documents and materials for anti-state purposes,’ is shown in undated photos. RFA, Jan 6, 2021 The United States and European Union called on Vietnam on Wednesday to immediately free three jailed Vietnamese journalists, one of them […]
January 7, 2021
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Le Huu Minh Tuan, Nguyen Tuong Thuy, Pham Chi Dung
Vietnamese bloggers Pham Chi Dung (R), Nguyen Tuong Thuy (L) and Le Huu Minh Tuan (3rd L) during their trial at the courthouse in Ho Chi Minh city. Reuters, Jan 6, 2021 A court in Vietnam on Tuesday sentenced three freelance journalists known for their criticism of government to between 11 and 15 years in […]
January 7, 2021
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Le Huu Minh Tuan, Nguyen Tuong Thuy, Pham Chi Dung
The journalists stood trial at the People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh city [File: Kham/Reuters] The verdicts are the latest in a continuing crackdown on dissent ahead of a key ruling party meeting this month. Aljazeera, Jan 5, 2021 A court in Vietnam has found three journalists guilty of charges of spreading propaganda against the […]
January 7, 2021
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights], Le Huu Minh Tuan, Nguyen Tuong Thuy, Pham Chi Dung
Freelance journalists of the Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam Pham Chi Dung, right, Le Huu Minh Tuan, center, and Nguyen Tuong Thuy stand during their trial Jan. 5, 2021.WASHINGTON – A Vietnamese court on Tuesday sentenced Pham Chi Dung, a prominent government critic and contributor to Voice of America (VOA), to 15 years in prison […]
January 5, 2021
by Nhan Quyen • Le Huu Minh Tuan, Nguyen Tuong Thuy, Pham Chi Dung
Mr. Nguyen Tuong Thuy (left), Pham Chi Dung (right) and Le Huu Minh Tuan (back) at the hearing on Jan 5 Defend the Defenders, January 5, 2021 On January 5, the People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City convicted three members of the unregistered professional group Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam (IJAVN), Dr. Pham […]
December 18, 2020
by Nhan Quyen • Le Huu Minh Tuan, Nguyen Tuong Thuy, Pham Chi Dung
Defend the Defenders, December 18, 2020 The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City has decided to hold the first-instance hearing on January 5 to try three members of the unregistered professional group Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam (IJAVN), Dr. Pham Chi Dung, Mr. Nguyen Tuong Thuy, and Mr. Le Huu Minh Tuan […]
November 11, 2020
by Nhan Quyen • Le Huu Minh Tuan, Nguyen Tuong Thuy, Pham Chi Dung
Defend the Defenders, November 11, 2020 The People’s Procuracy of Ho Chi Minh City has decided to prosecute three members of the unregistered professional group Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam (IJAVN) named President Dr. Pham Chi Dung, Vice President Nguyen Tuong Thuy, and Mr. Le Huu Minh Tuan on the charge of “conducting […]
October 21, 2020
by Nhan Quyen • Le Huu Minh Tuan, Nguyen Tuong Thuy, Pham Chi Dung
From left to right: Mr. Le Huu Minh Tuan, Mr. Nguyen Tuong Thuy, and Dr. Pham Chi Dung Defend the Defenders, October 21, 2020 Police of Ho Chi Minh City have transferred the investigation conclusion to the city’s People’s Procuracy, proposing to prosecute three members of the unregistered professional organization Independent Journalists Association […]
June 13, 2020
by Nhan Quyen • Le Huu Minh Tuan
Defend the Defenders, June 12, 2020 Vietnam’s communist regime has arrested the third journalist named Le Huu Minh Tuan in an effort to demolish the unregistered group Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam (IJAVN), Defend the Defenders has learned. Local activists reported that on June 12, the security forces of Ho Chi Minh City’s […]
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January 10, 2021
Viet Nam: UN rights office denounces ‘increasing clampdown’ on freedom of expression
by Nhan Quyen • Le Huu Minh Tuan, Nguyen Tuong Thuy, Pham Chi Dung
Office of High Commissioner on Human Rights, United Nations, January 8, 2021 The UN human rights office (OHCHR), on Friday, voiced concerns over the use of “vaguely defined laws” in Viet Nam, to arbitrarily detain an increasing number of journalists, bloggers, commentators and rights defenders, amidst what appears to be part of an “increasing […]