Vinh: amid threats and attacks, 50 thousand Catholics pray for release of the two parishioners-J.B. An Dang | Asia News 10/8/2013 Hanoi – Vietnamese Catholics have responded with prayer to threats and attacks by the media, state and army of Hanoi. For a few weeks, thousands of police, members of the communist student youth soldiers and paramilitary organizations have been carrying out a series of anti -riot military exercises. […]
Vietnam’s Semblance of Reform-Vo Van Ai Wall Street Journal October 7, 2013 Hanoi’s recent diplomatic efforts coincide with a brutal crackdown on free speech at home. Over the past four months, Vietnam’s communist leaders have launched an unprecedented diplomatic offensive. President Truong Tan Sang and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung have travelled to 10 countries including Russia, China, […]
Vietnam’s suppression should not be rewarded-By Editorial Board Washington Post | October 6 AS CHINA’S power grows, Vietnam has been working hard to build closer relations with the United States. Vietnam’spresident visited the White House in July; it has encouraged U.S. involvement in territorial disputes between China and several Asian countries, including Vietnam; and it is proposing to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a free-trade deal […]
Liên Hợp Quốc phản đối việc bỏ tù nhà bất đồng chính kiến Việt Nam-Bản dịch của Lê Thiên Hà (Defend the Defenders) Agence France-Presse Ngày 04/10/2013 Hôm thứ Sáu, cơ quan nhân quyền của Liên Hợp Quốc đã phản đối việc bỏ tù một trong những người bất đồng chính kiến nổi tiếng nhất Việt Nam trong một vụ trốn thuế mà các nhà vận động nhân quyền […]
UN protests jailing of Vietnam dissident-Agence France-Presse October 4, 2013 The UN’s human rights body on Friday protested the jailing of one of Vietnam’s best known dissidents in a tax evasion case denounced by international rights campaigners as politically motivated. “We are seriously concerned by the conviction and sentencing of Mr. Le Quoc Quan, a prominent human rights lawyer,” Rupert […]
Lawyers for Lawyers: Ông Lê Quốc Quân bị kết án 30 tháng tù giam-Bản dịch của Nguyễn Hà Nam (Defend the Defenders) Lawyers for Lawyers Ngày 02/10/2013 Vào ngày 02 Tháng 10 năm 2013, luật sư Lê Quốc Quân đã bị kết án 30 tháng tù giam vì tội trốn thuế. Ông Lê Quốc Quân là một luật sư nổi tiếng Việt nam và là người bảo vệ […]
Lawyers for Lawyers: Le Quoc Quan sentenced to 30 months in jail-Lawyers for Lawyers 02 Oct 13 On 2 October 2013, Vietnamese lawyer Le Quoc Quan was sentenced to 30 months in jail for tax evasion. Le Quoc Quan is a well-known Vietnamese lawyer and human rights defender. He has been harassed constantly since 2007 by the Vietnamese authorities because of his human rights activities.
Vietnam: Le Quoc Quan did not receive fair trial-ICJ | October 2, 2013 The ICJ said the conviction today of Le Quoc Quan, a lawyer and human rights defender in Vietnam, violated international standards governing the right to a fair trial. Judge Le Thi Hop of the People’s Court of Hanoi convicted and sentenced Le Quoc Quan to 30 months imprisonment with time […]
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