Mai Khoi

May 28, 2018

2018 Havel Prize Celebrates a Vietnamese Musician

by • [Human Rights], Mai Khoi

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  Human Rights Foundation, May 27, 2018   OSLO (May 27, 2018) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is pleased to announce the third of three recipients of the 2018 Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent, Vietnamese pop star and democracy advocate Mai Khoi. HRF delayed this announcement for fear that the Vietnamese government […]

March 28, 2018

Vietnam Dissident Singer Mai Khoi Detained in Hanoi for 8 Hours After European Tour

by • Mai Khoi

Defend the Defenders, March 28, 2018 On March 27, Vietnam’s authorities detained dissident singer Do Nguyen Mai Khoi for eight hours when she returned the home country from Europe where she made an entertiment tour. The singer, who was considered by international media as a Vietnamese version of the Russian “Pussy Riot,” was held by […]

March 27, 2018

Vietnam detains dissident singer after European tour

by • [Human Rights], Mai Khoi

Often dubbed a Vietnamese version of ‘Pussy Riot’ because of her activism, Mai Khoi was among dozens of dissidents on a watch list for her strong words against the system Reuters, March 27, 2018 Vietnamese singer and activist Do Nguyen Mai Khoi, an outspoken campaigner for free speech, was detained in the capital Hanoi on […]

March 8, 2018

Vietnam’s answer to Pussy Riot furiously dissents

by • Mai Khoi

The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 March 2018 Hanoi: Mai Khoi Do Nguyen has long been described as Vietnam’s Lady Gaga. In more recent years, as her political activism has come to the fore, her expressions of rude dissent, she has also been compared to Russia’s infamous protest band, Pussy Riot. Both comparisons hold true, and yet neither […]