Vietnam Formulates Nationwide Code of Conduct for Social Media-Whether or not it is enforceable, the move hints at Hanoi’s desire for tight control over what its citizens say and do online. The Diplomat, June 21, 2021 Late last week, Reuters reported that Vietnam’s government had introduced a new national social media “code of conduct,” which encourages its people to post positive content about the country […]
Báo cáo VNHR: Việt Nam đang giam giữ gần 300 tù nhân lương tâm- Trang bìa của Báo cáo Nhân quyền Việt Nam mới được Mạng lưới Nhân quyền Việt Nam công bố, trong đó nói gần 300 tù nhân đang bị giam giữ ở quốc gia do Đảng Cộng sản cầm quyền. VOA, ngày 21/6/2021 Báo cáo mới được đưa ra của Mạng lưới Nhân quyền […]
Investigation against HRDs Nguyen Thi Tam and Trinh Ba Phuong Ends, Trial Expected Soon-Defend the Defenders, June 20, 2021 The Security Investigation Agency of the Hanoi Police Department has completed the investigation against local human rights defenders Mrs. Nguyen Thi Tam and Mr. Trinh Ba Phuong on the allegation of “conducting anti-state propaganda” under Article 117 of the Criminal Code. According to their lawyers, the agency has […]
WGAD Says Arrest of Independent Journalist Le Huu Minh Tuan Arbitrary, Calling on Vietnam to Free Him- Defend the Defenders, June 18, 2021 The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has issued a letter saying the arrest and the prosecution of Vietnamese independent journalist Le Huu Minh Tuan arbitrary and calling on Vietnam’s authorities to release him immediately and unconditionally. Mr. Tuan, an editor of the unregistered professional group […]
Four Members of “Clean Newspaper” Being Probed for Allegation Related to State Secret-Defend the Defenders, June 21, 2021 Vietnam’s state-controlled media has reported that authorities in the Mekong Delta hub of Can Tho will launch an investigation against four members of the Báo Sạch (Clean Newspaper” on the allegation of “Deliberate disclosure of classified information; appropriation, trading, destruction of classified documents” under Article 337 of the Criminal […]
Amnesty International Calls for Sending Petition to Vietnam’s Authorities for Release of HRD Nguyen Thuy Hanh- Defend the Defenders, June 18, 2021 After two months of the arrest of prominent human rights advocate Nguyen Thuy Hanh, the London-based human rights group Amnesty International has launched a campaign calling on the international community to write a petition to Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc to urge him to release her. Mrs. […]
Urgent Action: HRD Nguyễn Thuy Hanh arbitrarily detained- Amnesty International, June 18, 2021 Prominent human rights defender and advocate Nguyen Thuy Hanh, was arrested on 7 April 2021 and charged under Article 117 of the Criminal Code for “opposing the State of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam,” carrying a potential prison sentence of up to 20 years. Nguyen Thuy Hanh, through […]
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