November 22, 2015
Vietnam using national security laws to stifle dissent
Demdigest | Nov 20, 2015 Vietnam is using vague national security laws to stifle dissent and arrest critics. The United States and other signatories to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) should press Vietnam to drop proposed legislation that would add even more rights-abusing penalties to its already draconian criminal code, says Human Rights Watch: During 2014 […]
March 7, 2018
Compositor Dissident Tran Vu Anh Binh Fined for Violating Probation Rules
by Nhan Quyen • Tran Vu Anh Binh (Hoang Nhat Thong)
Defend the Defenders, March 3, 2018 Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have imposed an administrative fine of VND2.5 million ($110) on former prisoner of conscience and compositor-dissident Tran Vu Anh Binh for violating the rules of his probation sentence. The People’s Committee of Ward 9, District 3 made its decision on the adminisrative […]