Vietnamese Police Harass Many Activists, Confiscating Their Personnel Items amid COVID-19 Pandemic- Defend the Defenders, April 16, 2020 Authorities in Vietnam’s central provinces of Khanh Hoa, Quang Binh, Dak Lak and Dak Nong have harassed three local activists while placing them under quarantine related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Defend the Defenders has learned. Ms. Truong Thi Ha reported that police in Quang Binh confiscated […]
Relatives of Vietnam’s Political Prisoners Plead For Release Amid Coronavirus Fears-Activist Le Dinh Luong stands to hear his sentence in court in Nghe An province, Vietnam, Aug. 16, 2018. AFP RFA, April 15, 2020 The relatives of more than 30 political prisoners in Vietnam have penned an open letter to the country’s leaders pleading for the release of their loved ones, who they say […]
Coronavirus and democracy in Southeast Asia-Thai Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha speaks on March 25, announcing that the Emergency Decree would be invoked form march 26 to April 30. (TV POOL) James Gomez & Robin Ramcharan Bangkok Post, April 1, 2020 In Southeast Asia, as the health crisis escalates and countries go into different variations of a lockdown, it […]
Vietnamese Facebooker Probed for “Abuse of Democratic Freedom” for Posting on COVID-19-Defend the Defenders, April 10, 2020 Authorities in Ninh Kieu district in the Mekong Delta’s hub of Can Tho City have arrested a local female resident named Ma Phung Ngoc Phu and charged her with “abusing democratic freedom” under Article 331 of the country’s Criminal Code for her posts on Facebook regarding the ongoing […]
ONLINE DEBATE ON DONG TAM INCIDENT FOLLOWED BY PANDEMIC SILENCED BY VIETNAM AUTHORITIES- Security forces in Dong Tam village CIVICUS, April 7, 2020 On 12th February 2020, the EU parliament approved the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) despite demands from civil society groups to postpone the deal until the Vietnamese government agrees to meet concrete and verifiable benchmarks to protect labor rights […]
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