Vietnamese Authorities Detain Former Political Prisoners Visiting Fellow Dissident-Reported by An Nguyen for RFA’s Vietnamese Service. Written in English by Joshua Lipes. On 31 Dec, 2013. Vietnamese authorities on Tuesday detained and interrogated three former political prisoners, beating one of them severely, as they traveled to visit a fellow ex-prisoner of conscience at his home outside the capital, a member of the group […]
Tình trạng hiện nay của 3 người Việt bị cảnh sát Thái bắt giam-RFA | Ngày 19/12/2013 Như tin Đài Á Châu Tự Do đã loan, vào hôm 13 tháng 12 vừa qua, theo yêu cầu của an ninh Việt Nam, cảnh sát thái lan đã bắt giữ 3 người Việt tị nạn chính trị, đó là các ông Trương Quốc Huy, Phạm Mạnh Hùng và Lê Văn […]
Support Press Freedom In Vietnam-Global Giving | December 18, 2013 Summary After China, Vietnam imprisons the highest number of bloggers and cyber-dissidents for reporting independently of the government-run media. Vietnamese bloggers are the only source of independent news in the country. Reporters Without Borders seeks support to provide them equipment and ensure information security through the purchase of computer software and […]
Joint Press Availability With Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh-John Kerry Secretary of State Government Guest House Hanoi, Vietnam December 16, 2013 MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Excellency John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh, ladies and gentlemen, correspondents; you may now have the honor to introduce Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh […]
BLOGGERS CELEBRATED IN PARIS, ARRESTED AND BEATEN IN VIETNAM-RSF | PUBLISHED ON MONDAY 16 DECEMBER 2013 The political police have been arresting and mistreating bloggers in Vietnam in recent days, both before and after an 8 December ceremony in Paris at which the Vietnam Human Rights Network and the France-Vietnam Solidarity Association paid tribute to Vietnamese bloggers. Three activists in the fight for freedom, human […]
Report on Suppression of Bloggers Celebrating International HR Day in Vietnam-Phạm Đoan Trang, Ngày 12/12/2013 Summary This report, compiled by the Network of Vietnamese Bloggers 1, aims to provide a full description of acts of oppression by the Vietnamese authorities against some citizens who peacefully exercised their right to freedom of expression and freedom of assembly in celebration of the International Human Rights Day on December […]
Rights Groups Press for Release of Leading Vietnam Dissident-Tra Mi VOA, December 12, 2013 A coalition of human rights organizations have issued an open letter calling for the release of prominent Vietnamese blogger, lawyer and human rights activist, Le Quoc Quan.In an interview with VOA’s Vietnamese service, Benjamin Ismail, the head of the Asia-Pacific Desk at Reporters Without Borders, said his organization together with […]
Monks, activists mark Human Rights Day-Groups of monks and rights activists held events in Cambodia and Vietnam Tuesday to mark International Human Rights Day. Published: 10/12/2013 at 03:10 PM | Bangkok Post After 10 days of marching across Cambodia, hundreds of monks, along with thousands of supporters, descended on the capital Phnom Penh early Tuesday. After threatening to block their […]
Statement by U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam David B. Shear on the Occasion of International Human Rights Day-December 10, 2013 We celebrate International Human Rights Day to mark the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December 1948. Drafted by representatives from around the world, the declaration clearly outlines the universal concepts of the most fundamental rights and freedoms of all people. The United States and Vietnam reaffirmed their commitment to […]
Police Crack Down on Human Rights Day Events in Vietnam- Marianne Brown | December 10, 2013, VOA HANOI — Activists in Vietnam have complained of police harassment at events held to mark International Human Rights Day.To mark the day Tuesday, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam David Shear issued a statement urging the country to uphold the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, an agreement adopted in 1948 which outlines […]
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