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  • Vietnam Intellectuals Protest Massive Constructions of Ho Chi Minh Statues - By KTT | Aug 26, 2015 Opposition against massive constructions of memorials to late President Ho Chi Minh has been on the rise among Vietnamese people, mostly intellectuals in the context the country’s budget is tight, not adequate for recent hikes in salaries for laborforce. A group of some 140 intellectuals, religious figures and activists […]
  • Fresh out of prison Vietnamese blogger reboots website denouncing government abuses - Asia News | Aug 25, 2015 As promised in the hours following the release from prison, the 51 year old Vietnamese blogger Truong Duy Nhat has already rebooted his website and will continue  his commitment to civil society “monitoring the activities and decisions” taken by the ruling Communist leadership. The famous human rights activist was […]
  • VIETNAM: RELEASE FATHER LY ON 2 SEPTEMBER 2015 - Amnesty | Aug 25, 2015 CASE OVERVIEW Father Ly, a 69 year old priest and human rights activist is currently serving eight years in prison for peacefully promoting democracy and freedom of speech. Father Ly’s trial was grossly unfair as he was gagged and without legal representation. This isn’t the first time Father Ly has […]
  • Recently Freed Vietnamese Blogger Re-Launches Website, Dismisses ‘Quiet Life’ - RFA | Aug 24, 2015 A prominent blogger and rights campaigner in Vietnam who served two years in prison for “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the state” has re-launched his website and vowed to continue his scrutiny of the country’s one-party communist government. Truong Duy Nhat, 51, was arrested in May […]
  • Vietnam, Cambodia boost cooperation in religion management - Vietnamplus | Aug 24, 2015 Vietnam and Cambodia agreed to boost cooperation in implementing signed cooperation agreements in the field of religion and belief at a high-ranking meeting in Phnom Penh on August 24. Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Home Affairs and Head of the Committee for Religious Affairs Pham Dung and Minister of Cambodia’s Cult […]
  • Actively promoting Vietnam’s images abroad - VOV | Aug 24, 2015 Member of the Politburo and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, Nguyen Thien Nhan, received on Monday heads of Vietnam’s overseas diplomatic corps before they undertake missions abroad. He asked the diplomats to seek business opportunities to expand Vietnam’s export markets, promote Vietnamese products, draw foreign investment for national economic […]
  • National Assembly’s role in enforcement of int’l treaties examined - Vietnamplus | Aug 24, 2015 Vietnam has already signed about 2,000 international pacts since 2006, bilaterally and multilaterally, and is looking to conclude negotiations on a number of free trade agreements and other treaties, deputy head of the National Assembly (NA) Committee for External Relations Ngo Duc Manh told the conference. As the highest public-elected […]
  • A more open Vietnam - The Washington Post | Aug 23, 2015 FOR THE people of Vietnam, still repressively ruled by a single Communist party more than 40 years after the fall of Saigon, inclusion in the Obama administration’s proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal presents both peril and opportunity. The concern is that freer trade and closer economic ties between […]
  • Amnesty- Vietnam’s lenient policy - VOV | Aug 24, 2015 Since the Law on Amnesty was approved by the National Assembly in 2007, thousands of prisoners have been released on major occasions in Vietnam. This year, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day, approximately 18,000 prisoners will be pardoned, the largest number ever. It reflects the […]
  • Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly August 17-23: Vietnam Legislators Demand Citizen Rights for Detainees - Defenders’ Weekly | Aug 23, 2015 ***********17/8/2015************ Vietnam Police Asked to Remain Loyal to Ruling Communist Party Vietnam’s police forces must be absolutely loyal to the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) to strictly implement all policies of the party, said CPV’s General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. In writings posted on state-run newspapers on the […]