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  • Another Pro-democracy Activist in Hanoi Attacked by Gov’t Supporters This Week - by Vu Quoc Ngu, October 24, 2015 Hanoi-based pro-democracy blogger Ly Quang Son, a member of the Brotherhood of Democracy,  has reported that he was brutally attacked by a Vietnamese government supporter last night [October 23] due to the victim’s posts on his Facebook page. The attacker, a younger brother of the owner of the […]
  • Vietnamese Mother Informed About Her Son Death in Prison After 16 Months - by Vu Quoc Ngu, October 24, 2015 A mother came to a Vietnamese prison to visit her son and was informed by authorities that her offspring had died 16 months ago, the Dan Tri newswire has reported. The son, Tran Anh Tuan, who was serving his 12-year imprisonment in the Phu Yen province-based Xuan Phuoc […]
  • Vietnam’s contribution to the UN - VOV | Oct 23, 2015 The UN will celebrate its 70th anniversary on October 24. From 51 original members, the UN has grown to 193 members and 2 observers, becoming the most influential organization in the world. Since joining the UN 38 years ago, Vietnam has always been a responsible member. The UN has been […]
  • Vietnam Gov’t Supporters Attack Wife of Well-known Blogger in Hanoi-based Kindergarten - By Vu Quoc Ngu, October 23, 2015 A group of Vietnamese pro-government supporters on Friday afternoon assaulted Mrs. Le Bich Vuong, the wife of Hanoi-based blogger and photographer Nguyen Lan Thang afternoon of Friday when the couple were in a local kindergarten to pick up their baby. Dozens of communist party supporters gathered at the […]
  • Vietnam Detains Democracy Activist For ‘Reactionary’ Ties - RFA | Oct 22, 2015 Authorities in Vietnam detained and later released a democracy activist as she tried to enter the country from neighboring Laos, with state media claiming she maintains ties to “reactionary” organizations banned by the government and had earlier been forbidden from traveling abroad. Nguyen Thi Phi, 56, was taken into custody […]
  • Viet Nam elected to UN Economic and Social Council - Vietnamnews | Oct 22, 2015 Viet Nam overwhelmingly won its election to the 54-member United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the 2016-2018 tenure with 182 out of 187 valid votes. The UN General Assembly also elected 17 other new members of the ECOSOC on October 21 to serve the three-year term beginning on […]
  • Vietnam Gov’t Supporters Brutally Assault Pro-democracy Advocate, Threatening Family of Hanoi-based Well-known Blogger - By Vu Quoc Ngu, October 22, 2015 A group of about thirty Vietnamese pro-government activists in Hanoi on October 21 brutally attacked a local pro-democracy activist and threatened the family of a well-known blogger. The group, led by army veteran Tran Nhat Quang and young communist Do Anh Minh gathered in the front of the […]
  • Vietnam Activists Call for Immediate Release of Blogger AnhBaSam - By Vu Quoc Ngu, October 21, 2015 Vietnamese political activists and human rights defenders have jointly signed a petition calling for the unconditional and immediate release of blogger Nguyen Huu Vinh, who is co-founder of the independent news website AnhBaSam, and his partner Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy. In their petition sent to Vietnamese leaders and […]
  • Vietnam Bishop asks to end harassing Catholics - Ucanindia | Oct 21, 2015 Bishop Michael Hoang Duc Oanh of Kontum in Vietnam issued an open letter to local government questioning the motive behind its effort todestroy a makeshift Catholic church in a remote village. In his letter, Bishop Hoang Duc Oanh summarized in chronological order the series of actions taken by the local […]
  • Vietnam Puts Pressure on Family Who Allege Police Brutality in Son’s Death - RFA | Oct 19, 2015 Vietnamese authorities on Monday asked the family of a man who died in police custody to withdraw a letter they had written to the United Nations Human Rights Council requesting an investigation of his death, the man’s mother said. Police detained Do Dang Du, 17, from Dong Phuong Yen village […]