Vietnam Human Rights Defenders Weekly August 22-28, 2016: Vietnam Imprisons Two Activists for “Anti-state Propaganda”-Vietnam Human Rights Defenders Weekly, August 28, 2016 ===== August 22 ===== Vietnam Police Extends Pre-trial Detention of Prominent Human Rights Lawyer to 12 Months Defend the Defenders: The Security Investigation Agency under Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security has extended the pre-trial detention of prominent human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai to 12 months, […]
Environmentalist in Southern Vietnam Escapes from Deadly Attack by Thugs-By Vu Quoc Ngu, Aug 28, 2016 Nguyen Tri Quoc, an environmentalist in Vietnam’s southern province of Dong Nai has reported that he merely escaped from a deadly attack of unknown thugs after he spoke out against two companies for dumping waste near his areas. Mr. Quoc, 35, from Vinh Tan commune, Vinh Cuu district, […]
Hanoi Police Detain Land Right Activist, Threatening to Place Him under House Arrest-By Vu Quoc Ngu, August 28, 2016 Security forces in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi on August 26 detained local land right activist Trinh Ba Phuong, threatening to place him under house arrest in a bid to prevent him from participating in peaceful demonstrations protesting illegal land seizure by local authorities. On Friday’s morning, Mr. […]
Công an không xác nhận có bắt trẻ em, người nhà không nhận bé về-SBTN | 27.8.2016 Lối hành xử bất tuân luật pháp của toán công an quận Hai Bà Trưng (Hà Nội) hiện nay đang gây bất bình cho dư luận trong cả nước. Như SBTN đã đưa tin, chỉ vì ông Lê Hồng Phong (37 tuổi, ngụ xã Tân Hải, thị xã Lagi, Bình Thuận) có […]
Embassy Statement: Vietnamese Court Decision to Convict Activists Nguyen Huu Thien An and Nguyen Huu Quoc Duy-U.S. Embassy in Vietnam, August 24, 2016 We are deeply concerned by a Vietnamese court’s conviction of activists Nguyen Huu Thien An and Nguyen Huu Quoc Duy, who were sentenced to two and three years in prison, respectively, under Article 88 of Vietnam’s Penal Code. The use of criminal provisions by Vietnamese authorities to penalize […]
Vietnamese Central Highlands Indigenous Environmentalist Kidnapped by Local Police-By Vu Quoc Ngu, August 25, 2016 Police in Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on August 24 kidnapped Ms. H Buanbdap, a local environmentalist, for interrogation about her postings on her Facebook page, local activists reported. On Wednesday, police officers Truong Van Phung and Hung in Ea Bhok commune, Cu Kuin district detained […]
Vietnam Security Forces Block German Diplomat, Not Allowing Him to Visit Prominent Dissident-By Vu Quoc Ngu, August 24, 2016 Vietnam’s security forces on August 24 blocked a German diplomat, not permitting him to visit prominent social activist Dr. Nguyen Quang A in his private residence in Que Vo district, Bac Ninh province. Dr. A said on his Facebook page that Mr. Lax Konrad, a political officer from […]
Two Jailed in Vietnam in Closed Trial Over Facebook Offense-RFA, August 24, 2016 A court in south-central Vietnam’s coastal Khanh Hoa province convicted two online activists of conducting propaganda against the state on Tuesday, handing one a three-year term and sentencing the other to two years in a closed trial, sources said. Nguyen Huu Quoc Duy, 31, was arrested by provincial police on Nov. […]
Vietnam’s LGBTQ Movement Is in Full Bloom-NBC News, Aug 23 2016 For Nguyen Hai Yen, it all started with the need to find a connection. As a queer woman living in Vietnam during the early 2000s, it was easy to feel like she was the only one. At a time when being gay or queer was still considered by many in […]
Vietnam Police Extends Pre-trial Detention for Prominent Human Rights Lawyer to 12 Months-By Vu Quoc Ngu, August 23, 2016 The Security Investigation Agency under Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security has extended the pre-trial detention of prominent human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai to 12 months, said his lawyer Ha Huy Son. On Monday [August 22], lawyer Son received a letter from Vietnam’s Supreme People’s Procuracy, saying he […]
Recent Comments