Phan Van Bach

August 25, 2017

Blogger Phan Van Bach Detained by Hanoi Police, Interrogated and Beaten in Police Station

by • Phan Van Bach

By Defend the Defenders, August 25, 2017 On August 24, Hanoi-based blogger Phan Van Bach was forcibly detained by the city police, interrogated and beaten before being released in late afternoon, the victim told Defend the Defenders. The detention was made after Bach refused to come to the city’s Police Investigation Agency to work as […]

August 19, 2017

Apartment of Hanoi-based Blogger Attacked with Paint, Broken Glass, Fourth Attack Since Late July

by • Phan Van Bach

By Defend the Defenders, August 19, 2017 Unknown individuals threw paint and broken glass particles into the private residence of Hanoi-based blogger Phan Xuan Bach on late night of August 18, the victim told Defend the Defenders. Due to the attack, his apartment was full with red paint and tiny particles of glass. However, no […]

August 13, 2017

Hanoi Blogger under Constant Terror of Pro-government Thugs, Local Authorities Stay Aside

by • Phan Van Bach

By Defend the Defenders, August 13, 2017 Pro-government thugs in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi have constantly harassed local blogger Phan Van Bach in recent weeks but authorities have not intervened despite request from the victim. Blogger Bach, who is conducting live streams programs on his Facebook account about the country’s hot issues on environment, […]

July 30, 2017

Hanoi Police Summon Reporters of Independent Chan Hung Nuoc Viet TV Channel for Interrogation

by • Le Trong Hung, Le Van Dung, Phan Van Bach

By Defend the Defenders, July 30, 2017 Security forces in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi have summoned several reporters of the independent Chan Hung Nuoc Viet (Vietnam Revival) Television Channel to local police stations to work on relations with the founder of the channel, imprisoned prisoner of conscience Vu Quang Thuan. Independent journalists Phan Van […]