Family of Detained Vietnamese Blogger Appeals For His Release-RFA | Dec 16, 2014 The family of a prominent Vietnamese blogger arrested 10 days ago for “anti-state” writings has appealed to the authorities for his release, citing health reasons, but police say investigations haven’t ended. Nguyen Quang Lap, a 58 year-old award-winning writer and member of the Vietnam Writers’ Association, was arrested on Dec. […]
Vietnam Defenders’ Weekly – Dec 8-14: Vietnam Court Upholds Jail Sentences for Three Activists-Defenders’ Weekly 15/12/2014 *********8/12/2014******** Former Vietnamese Prisoners of Conscience Calls for Support for Program “Laptops for Former Prisoners of Conscience” The Former Vietnamese Prisoners of Conscience (FVPOC) has issued a letter calling people to contribute to the Program “Laptops for Former Prisoners of Conscience” which aims to provide laptops for former prisoners of conscience to […]
Oan án Hàn Đức Long – Bộ Công an và Viện KSND Tối cao: Hàn Đức Long có tội! (Bài 1)-Nguyễn Cao IJAVN | 14/12/2014 Tường trình từ Văn phòng cơ quan cảnh sát điều tra (CSĐT) Bộ Công an (C44), giai đoạn nhận Quyết định Giám đốc thẩm ngày 29-7-2009 về việc hủy bản án phúc thẩm, sơ thẩm, trả hồ sơ vụ án để điều tra lại từ đầu, cho biết (tóm lược, […]
Vietnam upholds jail terms for activists-channelnewsasia.com | Dec 12, 2014 HANOI: A Vietnamese appeal court on Friday (Dec 12) upheld jail sentences against three activists who were convicted for “public disorder” offences earlier this year following short trials that generated widespread criticism. Bui Thi Minh Hang, a high-profile anti-China activist and the most prominent of the three, was imprisoned for […]
Vietnam Court Upholds Sentences of Three Jailed Bloggers-RFA, Dec 12, 2014 A court in southern Vietnam on Friday rejected the appeals of three jailed bloggers convicted on charges of public disorder, prompting a prominent human rights group to denounce the handling of the case by the authoritarian government. The three bloggers—Bui Thi Minh Hang, Nguyen Van Minh and Nguyen Thi Thuy Quynh—were […]
Vietnam Upholds Sentence for Outspoken Rights Activist-VOA | Dec 12, 2014 A court in southern Vietnam has upheld the sentence of outspoken activist and anti-China protester Bui Thi Minh Hang and two others in the latest crackdown on dissent. The results of the appeal trial in Dong Thap province in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta Friday came as “no surprise”, observers said. Hang […]
Vietnam – Appeal court to rule on conviction of Ms Bui Thi Minh Hang who was sentenced to three-years’ imprisonment-frontlinedefenders.org | Dec 11, 2014 On 12 December 2014, Dong Thap Province Appellate Court in Vietnam is expected to examine the sentence of human rights defender Ms Bui Thi Minh Hang who was sentenced earlier this year to three-years’ imprisonment under Article 245 of Vietnam’s Criminal Code for “causing public disorder”. Bui Thi Minh Hang […]
Vietnam: Conviction of three human rights defenders upheld-FIDH, Bangkok-Paris-Geneva | Dec 12, 2014 The conviction of three human rights defenders on trumped-up charges is the latest act of the government’s relentless repression of independent voices, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (a joint program of FIDH and OMCT) and the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) said today. Today, […]
Vietnam Court Upholds Jail Sentence for Well-known Anti-China Activist-by Vu Quoc Ngu, Dec 12, 2014 Defend the Defenders Ms. Hang, one of the leading figures in demonstrations in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in the 2011-2013 period against the Chinese violations of Vietnam’s sovereignty in the East Sea, was arrested in February this year, together with two other activists named Nguyen Van […]
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