Vietnam Pro-democracy Leader Held under House Arrest ahead of Group Establishment-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Apr 21, 2015 Police in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi have declared that they will not allow lawyer Nguyen Van Dai, a prominent pro-democracy figure, to go out this week to meet with other activists to commemorate the second anniversary of the Brotherhood of Democracy. On Monday, four days ahead […]
Vietnam Republican Party Founder Investigated for Allegation of Causing Public Disorders-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Apr 21, 2015 Police in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi has officially announced that they are holding Mr. Nguyen Viet Dung, the leader and founder of the newly-established Republican Party of Vietnam, to investigate for allegation of causing public disorders. In their writen document dated April 13 sent to Mr. […]
Asylum seekers returned to Vietnam by Australian Navy had claims assessed at sea, UNHCR says-ABC | Apr 21, 2015 The United Nations refugee agency has revealed a group of Vietnamese asylum seekers had their claims assessed at sea before being returned home by the Australian Navy. The group of 46 asylum seekers were returned by the Navy to Vietnam, and the UNHCR said they were subject to a screening […]
Vietnamese blogger Mother Mushroom gets Civil Rights Defender of the Year award 2015-Thoolen | Apr 20, 2015 Stockholm-based Civil Rights Defenders announced earlier this month that its Civil Rights Defender of the Year award for 2015 has gone to Ms. Nguyễn Ngọc Như Quỳnh. She is Coordinator for the Vietnamese Bloggers Network and well-known for her use of social media to speak out against injustices and human rights abuses […]
German State Secretary Meets Vietnamese Activists During His Visit in Hanoi-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Apr 19, 2015 State Secretary Christian Lange of the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection met with representatives of some Vietnamese civil organizations in Hanoi on April 15 on the sidelines of his official visit to the communist nation, according to social network. Accompanied him at the meeting were […]
China police shoot dead two “terrorists” on Vietnam border-Dailymail | Apr 17, 2015 Reuters – Chinese police have shot dead two suspected “terrorists” on the border with Vietnam, part of a group of people trying to sneak out of the country, state media said on Friday. The group was discovered on Friday morning in Dongxing city, which lies on the other side of […]
Vietnam Republican Party Leader Detained for 7th Day, May Face Criminal Charge-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Apr 17, 2015 (Defend the Defenders) Hanoi city’s police have still kept in detention Nguyen Viet Dung, the founder of the newly-established Republican Party of Vietnam (RPV) for the 7th day without noticing his family for his situation, local networks reported. Currently, the Nghe An province-based engineer is held in […]
Vietnam reaffirms its national sovereignty over Truong Sa and Hoang Sa archipelagoes-Vietmaz | Apr 16, 2015 Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesman has responded to recent Chinese Foreign Ministry’s announcement on the upgrade andconstruction of reefs in Truong Sa archipelago. Le Hai Binh told reporters in a regular press briefing on Thursday: “Regarding this issue, Vietnam has communicated with China including at senior levels. Once again, we confirm […]
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