Another independent journalist arrested in Vietnam-RSF, June 15, 2020 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the arrest of Le Huu Minh Tuan, the fourth member of the Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam (IJAVN) to be detained since last November in what seems to be a sign of nervousness within Vietnam’s ruling elite. A young independent journalist writing under the name of […]
Press Release of Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam regarding arrest of its member Le Huu Minh Tuan-Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam For immediate release Hanoi, June 13, 2020 On June 12, 2020, the police in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, arrested Mr. Le Huu Minh Tuan, usually known as Le Tuan, a member of the Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam. Mr. Tuan, 31 years old, is an enthusiastic young intellectual, […]
Vietnam Communist Regime Arrests Third Independent Journalist in Effort to Demolish IJAVN- Defend the Defenders, June 12, 2020 Vietnam’s communist regime has arrested the third journalist named Le Huu Minh Tuan in an effort to demolish the unregistered group Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam (IJAVN), Defend the Defenders has learned. Local activists reported that on June 12, the security forces of Ho Chi Minh City’s […]
Censorship tactics overshadow Vietnam’s successful COVID-19 response-Vietnam’s COVID-19 response is hailed by many but its restrictive policies on free speech are often overlooked in reports. Image by Thomas Gerlach from Pixabay The pandemic has offered an opportunity for the police state to flex its muscles Global Voice, June 10, 2020 (This article is from The 88 Project, an independent news […]
Australian Citizen Jailed in Vietnam ‘Vanishes’ in Custody-Chau Van Kham, now jailed for 12 years in Vietnam, is shown in Australia in an undated photo. Facebook / Viet Tan RFA, June 8, 2020 Concern is growing for an Australian citizen who has disappeared in Vietnam’s prison system while serving a 12-year term for engaging in acts of “terrorism,” according to media reports. […]
Vietnam Arrests Khmer Krom Family Over Land Dispute Clash-Khmer Krom villager Huynh Dang Diep was arrested by the Vietnamese government for his involvement in a violent clash in May, 2020 over a land dispute dating back to the 1970s. Khmer Kampuchea Krom Federation RFA, June 9, 2020 Vietnamese authorities in Kien Giang province have arrested a Khmer Krom minority family of six for their […]
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