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Defend the Defenders’ Latest Statistics: Vietnam Holds 253 Prisoners of Conscience as of March 31, 2022 - Defend the Defenders, Press Release, April 3, 2022 For immediate release According to Defend the Defenders’ statistics, as of March 31, 2022, Vietnam’s communist regime is holding at least 253 prisoners of conscience in prisons or other forms of detention. The number does not include Le Anh Hung (m) who are forcibly committed in a […] Vietnam Defend the Defenders’ Weekly Report for March 20-27, 2022: Blogger Le Dung Vova Convicted of “Conducting Anti-state Propaganda” - Defend the Defenders | March 27, 2022 During the week, Vietnam’s authoritarian regime carried out the first-instance hearing to try blogger Le Van Dung (aka Le Dung Vova) and the appeal hearing of democracy fighter and human rights defender Do Nam Trung. On March 23, the People’s Court of Hanoi found Mr. Dung guilty of […] Vietnam Defend the Defenders’ Weekly Report for February 28-March 6, 2022: Activist Tran Van Bang Arrested on “Conducting Anti-state Propaganda” Allegation - Defend the Defenders | March 6, 2022 Vietnam’s security forces continue political suppression which started in late 2015, arresting Ho Chi Minh City-based human rights activist and civil society campaigner Tran Van Bang (aka Tran Bang) on March 1 and charged him with “conducting anti-state propanda” under Article 117 with potential imprisonment of between seven […] Vietnam Defend the Defenders’ Weekly Report for February 14-27, 2022: Prison Sentence of Blogger Tran Quoc Khanh Upheld - Defend the Defenders | February 27, 2022 At the appeal hearing on February 17, the Higher People’s Court in Hanoi rejected the appeal of blogger Tran Quoc Khanh and upheld his sentence of six years and six months given by the People’s Court of Ninh Binh in the first-instant hearing in late October last year […] Vietnam Defend the Defenders’ Weekly Report for February 7-13, 2022: Goldman Award Recipient Nguy Thi Khanh Arrested amid Intensified Crackdown on Registered NGOs - Defend the Defenders | February 13, 2022 Nearly one month after detaining world-recognized environmental hero Nguy Thi Khanh, on February 9, Vietnam’s police gave a green light for the state-controlled media to cover the news of the arrest. Accordingly, Ms. Khanh, 46, who was honored with Goldman Environmental Prize in 2018 for her effort to […] In Vietnam, Registered Civil Groups Being Targetted as Repression Continues - by Vu Quoc Ngu Director of Defend the Defenders January 25, 2022 Vietnam’s authoritarian regime continues its repression against local activists and bloggers as the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam is willing to ensure its absolute leadership amid growing social dissatisfaction regarding increasing social gap, corruption, human rights violations, etc. Along with imprisoning hundreds of […] Vietnam Defend the Defenders’ Weekly Report for January 1-16, 2022: Four Facebookers Arrested for Online Posting, Two Anti-corruption Activists Convicted - Defend the Defenders | January 16, 2022 Vietnam’s human rights record seems to be not improved in 2022 as in the first two weeks of the year, the authoritarian regime arrested two Facebookers on the controversial allegation of “conducting anti-state propaganda,” two others on the charge of “abusing democratic freedom,” and convicted two anti-corruption activists […] Vietnam Defend the Defenders’ Weekly Report for January 1-16, 2022: Four Facebookers Arrested for Online Posting, Two Anti-corruption Activists Convicted - Defend the Defenders | January 16, 2022 Vietnam’s human rights record seems to be not improved in 2022 as in the first two weeks of the year, the authoritarian regime arrested two Facebookers on the controversial allegation of “conducting anti-state propaganda,” two others on the charge of “abusing democratic freedom,” and convicted two anti-corruption activists […] Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly Report for December 14-19, 2021: Four HRDs Convicted of Controversial Accusation “Conducting Anti-state Propaganda,” Sentenced to Total 35 Years in Prison - Defend the Defenders | December 19, 2021 At three consecutive first-instance hearings on December 14-16, Vietnam’s authoritarian regime convicted three human rights defenders named Pham Doan Trang, Trinh Ba Phuong, Nguyen Thi Tam, and Do Nam Trung of “conducting anti-state propaganda” and sentenced them to a total 35 years in prison and 12 years of […] Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly Report for November 29-December 5, 2021: Four Human Rights Defenders to Go to Trials on Charge of “Conducting Anti-state Propaganda” - Defend the Defenders | November 21, 2021 Vietnam’s authoritarian regime has decided to try four human rights advocates named Ms. Pham Doan Trang, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Tam, Mr. Trinh Ba Phuong, and Mr. Do Nam Trung on the allegation of “conducting anti-state propaganda” in mid December. Particularly, prominent human rights defender and famous political blogger Pham Doan Trang will go […]
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