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  • 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 […]
  • Vietnam Considers Transgender in Special Cases amid Rising LGBT Community - By KTT | Apr 16, 2015 (Defend the Defenders) Vietnam’s officials have considered allowing transgender in special cases when they discussed the amendment to the Civil Law at a recent conference in Hanoi under the support by the U.S.’s Agency for International Development (USAID). Officials from the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Justice had agreed […]
  • Vietnam Arrests Seven for Attacking Policemen with Acid in Land Seizure in Long An - By Vu Quoc Ngu | Apr 16, 2015 (Defend the Defenders) Police in Vietnam’s southern province of Long An have detained 14 members of three families and arrested seven of them for allegation of attacking policemen with acid in a land grabbing case, state media reported. According to state-run newspapers, the provincial authorities on April […]
  • Vietnam Jails 4 Cops for Torturing Leading to Suspect Death - By Vu Quoc Ngu | Apr 16, 2015 (Defend the Defenders) Four Vietnamese police officers in the central province of Phu Yen have been imprisoned for torturing bringing about the death of a local resident, state media reported. The provincial People’s Court on April 15 sentenced Nguyen Than Thao Thanh, who claimed that he did […]
  • Tin mới nhất về 5 bạn trẻ mang biểu tượng Quân lực VNCH bị bắt giữ - Cộng tác viên Dân Luận Tác giả gửi trực tiếp Dân Luận Hôm nay, công an đưa giấy mời cho Phạm Minh Đáp rồi đòi em đi luôn. Phạm Minh Đáp vừa là nhà sáng lập, thủ lĩnh đồng thời là thầy đứng lớp dạy tiếng anh miễn phí cho hàng trăm sinh viên nghèo […]
  • Blogger Hopes for Day When Rights Awards Are Not Needed in Vietnam - RFA | Apr 14, 2015 Q: What was your feeling when you received this award? A: Actually, first, I was surprised. After that I felt very honored to receive this award on behalf of all members in the Vietnam blogger network. This is not for an individual effort but for all bloggers in Vietnam, who […]
  • Former policemen jailed for brutality - Vietnamnews | Apr 15, 2015 The People’s Court of central Phu Yen Province yesterday sentenced five former police officers to a total of 16 years’ in jail for brutality. Nguyen Than Thao Thanh was given eight years for beating a prisoner, Ngo Thanh Kieu, to death during an interrogation. The other four, Nguyen Minh Quyen, […]