Democracy blogger arrested in Vietnam-NED expresses deep concern to government of Vietnam In a letter to the Prime Minister of Vietnam, the National Endowment for Democracy has expressed its deep concern over the Dec. 27 arrest of prominent human rights lawyer and blogger Lê Quốc Quân in Vietnam. Quân, who was a Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow(2006-2007) at NED in Washington, DC, has […]
Viet Nam: Arbitrary detention of Mr. Le Quoc Quan-URGENT APPEAL – THE OBSERVATORY VNM 001 / 0113 / OBS 001 Incommunicado detention / Judicial harassment Viet Nam – January 4, 2013 The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), requests your urgent intervention in […]
The next secretary of state – Hey John Kerry, free Le Quoc Quan-Dec 28th 2012, 22:30 by M.S. – HOW important is it that America have a terrific secretary of state? I don’t really know. Put it this way: think about any course of action America itself has pursued over the past 50 years. Now, if you were to list the top ten reasons why America decided to […]
Vietnam Renews Attack on Free Expression Online-On 31 Dec, 2012 – Freedom House condemns the recent escalation in the persecution of free speech advocates in Vietnam, and calls for the release of several bloggers who have been unjustly imprisoned for shining a light on corruption and human rights abuses. Lawyer and blogger Le Quoc Quan was arrested December 27 in Hanoi […]
Vietnam tightens grip on bloggers-28 December 2012 – A high profile appeals hearing against Dieu Cay and two other bloggers, in Ho Chi Minh City on 28 December, show that heavy-handed muffling of dissenting opinions continues in Vietnam. Civil Rights Defenders call on the Vietnamese authorities to release all peaceful bloggers and to respect the right to freedom of expression.
Vietnam – Unacceptable ruling-COURT UPHOLDS LONG JAIL SENTENCES FOR BLOGGERS ON APPEAL PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY 28 DECEMBER 2012. Reporters Without Borders condemns the rulings that courts issued today in the cases of three bloggers – Nguyen Van Hai (also known as Dieu Cay), Ta Phong Tan and Phan Thanh Hai (also known as Anhbasaigon) – and yesterday in the case of Nguyen Van Khuong, an […]
VIỆT NAM – Phán quyết không thể chấp nhận được-Tòa phúc thẩm giữ y án tù nặng nề cho các blogger Ngày 28/12/2012 – Phóng viên Không Biên giới lên án phán quyết mà quan tòa đã tuyên hôm nay đối với ba blogger – Nguyễn Văn Hải (còn được gọi là Điếu Cày), Tạ Phong Tần và ông Phan Thanh Hải (còn được gọi là […]
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