Foreign Diplomats Meet Vietnam Prodemocracy Activists-by KTT, Nov 26, 2014 Defend the Defenders On Nov 21, Germany’s Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel, who is also chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, met a group of five activists on the sidelines of the 14th Asia-Pacific Conference of German Businesses (APK) in Ho Chi Minh City. On the same day, the […]
Vietnam Rights Conference Goes Ahead Despite Police Harassment-RFA | Nov 26, 2014 Vietnamese rights activists and foreign diplomats went ahead with a planned human rights conference in Hanoi on Wednesday, defying efforts by police to harass and intimidate event organizers, sources said. The conference, titled “U.N. Protection Mechanisms for Human Rights Defenders in Vietnam,” was held at the Thai Ha church in […]
Hà Nội: Giảm án cho 2 đối tượng chống người thi hành công vụ-Vietnamplus | 25/11/2014 Ba bị cáo cùng tội gồm: Trịnh Bá Khiêm, sinh năm 1958, trú tại tổ Trung Bình, phường Dương Nội, quận Hà Đông, Hà Nội; Cấn Thị Thêu, sinh năm 1962, là vợ bị cáo Khiêm; Lê Văn Thanh, sinh năm 1965, trú tại tổ Quyết Tiến, phường Dương Nội, quận Hà […]
JOURNALIST BEATEN UNCONSCIOUS BY EIGHT POLICEMEN-RSF | Nov 25, 2014 Freelance journalist Truong Minh Duc is still in a critical condition in Hoan My Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, where he was taken after being beaten unconscious by policemen in Thu Dau Mot, a town 20 km to the north, on the morning of 2 November. Reporters Without Borders […]
The High Price Of Freedom In Vietnam- PRESS FREEDOM, dw.de | Nov 24, 2014 Bloggers in Vietnam are severely repressed. A month ago, one of the country’s most popular bloggers was set free, only to be immediately deported to the US. He talks to DW about his experiences and plans for the future. Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Van Hai is known by […]
Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly Nov 17-23: Vietnamese Political Dissidents Meet with Visiting German Vice Chancellor-Defenders’ Weekly | Nov 23, 2014 ********17/11/2014******* Former Political Prisoner Chu Manh Son Protests Torture Nghe An-based former political prisoner Chu Manh Son has joined a campaign launched by the Former Vietnamese Prisoners of Conscience (FVPoC) protesting torture and harassment of Vietnamese security forces against Vietnamese activists and ordinary citizens. He urged domestic and international […]
LỄ CẦU AN CHO CỤ HỘI TRƯỞNG GIÁO HỘI TRUNG ƯƠNG PHẬT GIÁO HÒA HẢO THUẦN TÚY.-CTNLT | 21/11/2014 Theo nguồn tin từ ông Lê Văn Sóc, Phó Hội trưởng Trung ương GH PGHH TT cho biết : Tuần qua cụ Lê Quang Liêm HT GH TƯ PGHH TT thọ bệnh vì tuổi già sức yếu. GH PGHH THUẦN TÚY các tỉnh thành đồng loạt tổ chức lễ cầu an cho […]
Four U.S. Congressmen Urge Vietnam to Release Prominent Blogger-by Vu Quoc Ngu, Nov 21, 2014 Defend the Defenders In their letter dated Nov 19, members of Congress Zoe Lofgren, Chris Smith, Loretta Sanchez and Alan Lowenthal said they are concerned about the increasing use of vague and draconian measures like Article 258 to arrest bloggers and other peaceful activists. They advise the communist […]
At Home and Around the World, Supporters Demand Justice for Vietnamese Blogger Dang Xuan Dieu-globalvoicesonline.org | Nov 18, 2014 A grassroots campaign is underway in support of Dang Xuan Dieu, a blogger and community organizer held virtually incommunicado since 2011. Little was known about Dieu’s condition until a fellow inmate was released in early October. Speaking with Radio Free Asia, Truong Minh Tam recounted Dieu’s experience in solitary confinement, where […]
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