Anti-China Activist Completes 14-month Imprisonment On Fabricated Charge-by Vu Quoc Ngu, July 15, 2015 Anti-China activist Do Nam Trung, who is also a democracy campaigner, on July 15 completed his 14-month imprisonment due to the fabricated allegation of conducting activities “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the state, the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and/or citizens” under Article […]
Two Suspects Probed for Committing Six-victim Massacre in Binh Phuoc Province, Activists Concerned about Detainees’ Rights-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Jul 14, 2015 Police in Vietnam’s southern province of Binh Phuoc on July 13 decided to probe two arrested suspects for robbery and murder of six people in one local family, state media reported Monday. Accordingly, Nguyen Hai Duong, 24, from the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, and Vu Van Tien, also 24, from the central provinceof Thanh Hoa, were […]
Vietnam Police Investigate Driver Running Bulldozer over Farmer in Hai Duong-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Jul 14, 2015 Police in Vietnam’s northern province of Hai Duong have launched an investigation into the driver who ran his bulldozer over a farmer on July 10 in a land dispute case in Cam Giang district. Speaking to the Thanh Nien newspaper on July 13, Colonel Bui Nhu Luyen, head of Cam Giang […]
8 Developments in US-Vietnam Relations Show Emerging Partnership-The Diplomat | Jul 13, 2015 Various analysts and commentators have erred in their analysis of the recent visit to Washington by the secretary-general of the Vietnam Communist Party (VCP), Nguyen Phu Trong, by placing too much emphasis on the lack of a break through in defense relations. Trong’s visit was not a tipping point […]
Letter from Eight Vietnamese Democracy and Human Rights Organizations-July 11, 2015 The Honorable Ted Osius US Ambassador to Vietnam Dear Ambassador Osius: We would like to thank you for coming to Southern California and meeting with our organizations. We believe that the time has come for political change in Vietnam and the U.S. should stand with the activists on the ground in Vietnam […]
Public Securities cadres violated Tran Thi Nga’s Human Rights of Travel-Trần Thị Nga | 13-07-2015 I am Tran Thi Nga, born 1977, living at Group 8, Hai Ba Trung District, Phu Ly City, Ha Nam Province. On June 23, 2015, I came to the Ha Nam Province Public Securities Office of Entry-Exit Management to renew my passport. A cadre, named Nguyen Thi Hanh, received my […]
Vietnam Security Forces Block Activist from Foreign Meeting of RSF-By Vu Quoc Ngu, July 12, 2015 Vietnam’s security forces in Hanoi on Sunday [July 12] barred a local human rights campaigner from taking an international flight to attend a foreign meeting organized by the Reporters Without Borders or Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF.) Hanoi-based blogger Vu Quoc Ngu, who is well-known with numerous English reports […]
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