Hanoi court sentences journalist to ten years in prison-Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is shocked to learn that Truong Duy Nhat, a Vietnamese journalist who was kidnapped while seeking asylum in Thailand and brought back to Vietnam, was sentenced today in Hanoi to ten years in prison. Nhat has been punished for his independence and professionalism as a journalist, RSF said. RSF, March 9, […]
Appeal of Pro-democracy Activist Nguyen Nang Tinh Scheduled on March 18- Defend the Defenders, March 7, 2020 The Higher People’s Court in Hanoi has decided to hold the appeal hearing of pro-democracy activist and environmentalist Nguyen Nang Tinh on March 18, four months after he was convicted of “conducting anti-state propaganda” under Article 117 of the Penal Code in the first-instance hearing carried out […]
Vietnamese Montagnard Ends Prison Term, Goes Home in Failing Health-Y Ngun Knul (L) is shown with his wife and children after his release from prison in an undated photo. RFA, March 6, 2020 A Vietnamese ethnic minority Montagnard jailed for almost 16 years for demanding land rights and religious freedom has completed his prison term and returned home in failing health, the Central Highlands […]
Dissident Vietnamese Priest Recovering From Heart Attack, Still Issuing Critiques of Government-Catholic priest Nguyen Van Ly is stopped by a security officer from calling out in court, March 30, 2007. AFP RFA, March 3, 2020 Vietnamese Catholic priest Nguyen Van Ly, a long-time critic of Vietnam’s one-party communist state, is recovering from a recent heart attack but remains in poor health at his home in Hue, […]
Dong Tam Widow Petitions Vietnamese Officials Over Husband’s Death-Le Dinh Kinh’s wife Du Thi Thanh is shown heavily bandaged in a video interview after being questioned and beaten by police following their Jan. 9, 2020 assault at Dong Tam commune. RFA, March 04, 2020 The wife of an elderly community leader killed by Vietnamese police during a land protest outside Hanoi in January […]
Independent Journalist Interrogated About Relations with Imprisoned IJAVN’s Chairman- Defend the Defenders, March 6, 2020 Authorities in Vietnam’s southern province of Binh Duong have interrogated local independent journalist Nguyen Thien Nhan about the Independent Journalist Association of Vietnam (IJAVN) in which he is a member, and its President Pham Chi Dung, who was arrested in late November last year and charged with […]
Cố làm sai lệch hồ sơ vụ án: Tình trạng cá biệt hay phổ biến?-Cảnh sát canh gác bên các xe chở phạm nhân đến tòa. Cố làm sai lệch hồ sơ vụ án: Tình trạng cá biệt hay phổ biến? RFA, ngày 06/3/2020 00:00/07:03 Cựu trung tá công an Nguyễn Việt Cường vừa bị Viện Kiểm sát Nhân dân Tối cao truy tố tội “Làm sai lệch hồ […]
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