Vietnam PM Urges ‘Pure and Clean’ Internet-VOA | Nov 19, 2015 Vietnam’s prime minister posted a letter online on Thursday urging the public to use the Internet responsibly and build a civilized web environment, in rare comments promoting cyberspace in a country renowned for crushing dissent. In a letter more than 1,100 words long posted on the government’s website and its new Facebook […]
Monk of Banned Buddhist Church Reaffirms Commitment to Democracy in Vietnam-RFA | Nov 19, 2015 The head of a banned Buddhist church in Vietnam on Thursday expressed gratitude to the international community for advocating for his release from house arrest and reaffirmed his commitment to democracy activism in the one party communist nation. Thich Quang Do, the 87-year-old leader of the Unified Buddhist Church of […]
Christians Beaten by Police as Part of New Crackdown in Vietnam-Breitbart | Nov 19, 2015 In the past ten days, two Christian activists have been detained by Vietnamese police and repeatedly beaten, as an example of what human rights groups are calling a systematic targeting of Christians for harassment by public officials. As Vietnam prepares to enact new legislation that would seriously curb religious freedom, […]
Vietnam: Widespread ‘National Security’ Arrests – Despite Trade Pact Pledges, Draconian New Laws Proposed-HRW | Nov 19, 2015 (New York) – Vietnam is using vague national security laws to stifle dissent and arrest critics, Human Rights Watch said today. The United States and other signatories to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) should press Vietnam to drop proposed legislation that would add even more rights-abusing penalties to its already draconian […]
Ba Sam trial to go ahead despite “serious violations”-Vietnam Right Now, Nov 19, 2015 The influential blogger, Nguyen Huu Vinh, who became famous using the pen name “Ba Sam”, is expected to stand trial before the end of the year – more than nineteen months after he was arrested on charges of challenging the Communist Party and abusing “democratic freedoms”. One of his […]
Vietnam Should Allow Private Media: Lawmaker-by KTT, Nov 20, 2015 Vietnam should allow private media to meet the socio-economic development trend in the long run, a lawmaker said at the ongoing session of the National Assembly (NA), the country’s highest legislative body. The permission would be suitable with the global trend and support the country’s development process as long as […]
Vietnam Parliament Passes Law on Cyber Information Safety-by KTT, Nov 19, 2015 Vietnam’s highest legislative body National Assembly on Nov. 19 approved the Law on Cyber Information Safety, aiming to better control the flow of information on the Internet in the communist-controlled country as well as to prevent the use by cyber networks for terrorism purpose. The law, to take effect starting […]
Vietnam Legislators Urge Gov’t Not to Intervene Deeply in CSOs-by Vu Quoc Ngu, Nov 20, 2015 Vietnam’s government should not intervene deeply in organization and activities of civil society organizations (CSOs), said a number of members of the country’s legislative body National Assembly (NA). Vietnam’s government should not intervene deeply in organization and activities of civil society organizations (CSOs), said a number of members […]
Viet Repression of Human Rights Activists Continues-Asia Sentinel | Nov 19, 2015 Although the government of Vietnam has agreed to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which the Obama administration in Washington has advocated as a vehicle to improve human rights in member countries, there is precious little evidence of it on the ground in Vietnam. Many of Vietnam’s greatest intellects, independent voices, […]
Christian activists assaulted and beaten in Vietnam-Christiantoday | Nov 19, 2015 Two Christian activists have been deliberately targeted by Vietnamese police, according to human rights groups, with officers allegedly attacking one of them twice in less than a fortnight. Tran Minh Nhat and Chu Manh Son have both suffered recent assaults which have been described as “part of a daily cycle […]
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