VIỆT NAM ĐANG GIAM GIỮ 231 TÙ NHÂN LƯƠNG TÂM: DTD-Vũ Quốc Ngữ, giám đốc Người Bảo vệ Nhân quyền Hà Nội, ngày 03/7/2019 Theo tổ chức Người Bảo vệ Nhân quyền (Defend the Defenders- DTD), tính đến cuối tháng 6, chế độ độc tài toàn trị Việt Nam đang giam giữ ít nhất 231 tù nhân lương tâm trong điều kiện giam giữ hà […]
URGENT APPEAL AGAINST TORTURE AND MALTREATMENT OF PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE IN VIETNAM-Vietnam, June 28, 2019 Background On June 26, 2019, the wife and two younger brothers of Mr. Nguyen Van Tuc, prisoner of conscience, visited him at Prison Camp No. 6, which is based in Nghe An province. Nghe An is a province in the north central coast region of Vietnam. It is Vietnam’s largest province […]
Well-known Vietnamese Human Rights Lawyer Probed for Involvement in Tax Evasion Case-Defend the Defenders, June 3, 2019 On July 2, authorities in Vietnam’s central province of Khanh Hoa issued a decision to investigate prominent human rights lawyer Tran Vu Hai and his wife Ngo Tuyet Phuong for their involvement in a tax evasion case three years ago. According to the state media, the Investigation Agency under […]
One More Vietnamese Blogger Arrested amid Increasing Persecution against Local Dissent-Defend the Defenders, June 30, 2019 On June 29, authorities in Vietnam’s central province of Thanh Hoa arrested local resident Pham Van Diep, accusing him of “Making, storing, spreading information, materials, items for the purpose of opposing the State of Socialist Republic of Vietnam” under Article 117 of the country’s Penal Code. The state […]
Vietnam Gives Eight-Year Prison Term to Man For Role in June 10, 2018 Protests-Truong Huu Loc stands in court in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City, June 28, 2019 Photo: State Media RFA, June 28, 2019 A court in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City handed down an eight-year prison term on Friday to a man convicted of “disrupting public security” during rare and widespread protests last year against controversial […]
Vietnam Gets Tougher on YouTube as Citizens See Anti-Government Content-FILE – Signage is seen inside the YouTube Space LA offices in Los Angeles, California, Oct. 21, 2015. VOANEWS, June 28, 2019 TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Vietnam is squelching YouTube’s business activity after the service posted thousands of videos that the government considers inaccurate, offensive to the Communist leadership or a mechanism to lure children to […]
Vietnamese Activists Condemn Inhumane Treatment against Prisoners of Conscience, Demanding for Jail Condition Improvement- Defend the Defenders, June 28, 2019 Five Vietnamese independent and non-profit civil society organizations and dozens of activists have signed a joint letter condemning the inhumane treatment against prisoners of conscience and requesting the Vietnamese government to improve jail conditions, Defend the Defenders has learned. The open letter was released on June 28 […]
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