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Prisoner of Conscience Huynh Duc Thinh Suffers from Hemorrhagic Stroke Few Weeks Before His One-Year Imprisonment Ends - Defend the Defenders, December 9, 2020 Prisoner of conscience Huynh Duc Thinh, who is serving his one-year imprisonment in a prison camp in Dong Nai province, is suffering from a hemorrhage stroke a few weeks before his term ends and he is under critical conditions. After being treated ineffectively in a hospital managed […] Rights group CIVICUS Monitor report shows civic space remains ‘closed’ in Vietnam as majority of countries in Asia repress civic freedoms - Civicus, December 8, 2020 Around 90% of countries in Asia restricting civic freedoms Philippines downgraded from ‘obstructed’ to ‘repressed’ Concerns about attacks on press and vilification of human rights defenders In Asia, the assault on civil society and fundamental freedoms has persisted amid the global pandemic. Data released today by the CIVICUS Monitor […] Hanoi-based Democracy Campaigner Nguyen Trung Linh Secretly Convicted of “Conducting Anti-state Propaganda,” Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison - Defend the Defenders, December 8, 2020 Authorities in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi have convicted local democracy activist Nguyen Trung Linh of “Making, storing, spreading information, materials, items for the purpose of opposing the State of Socialist Republic of Vietnam” under Article 117 of the 2015 Criminal Code and sentenced to 12 years in […] Re: Mr. Nguyễn Bắc Truyển and other prisoners on hunger strike over prison conditions in An Điềm Prison, Quảng Nam Province - H.E. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister of Viet Nam 16 Le Hong Phong Street, Ba Dinh District, Ha Noi, Viet Nam December 7, 2020 Re: Mr. Nguyễn Bắc Truyển and other prisoners on hunger strike over prison conditions in An Điềm Prison, Quảng Nam Province Your Excellency, We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, would […] Về việc: Ông Nguyễn Bắc Truyển và một số tù nhân lương tâm khác tuyệt thực phản đối điều kiện nhà tù ở trại giam An Điềm, tỉnh Quảng Nam - Thủ Tướng Nguyễn Xuân Phúc 16 Lê Hồng Phong Quận Ba Đình Hà Nội Ngày 7 tháng 12 năm 2020 Về việc: Ông Nguyễn Bắc Truyển và một số tù nhân lương tâm khác tuyệt thực phản đối điều kiện nhà tù ở trại giam An Điềm, tỉnh Quảng Nam Thưa Ngài, […] Statement of Vietnam Human Rights Network and Defend the Defenders on prisoner of conscience Tran Huynh Duy Thuc - Press release, December 8, 2020 Prisoner of conscience Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, who is serving a 16-year prison term at Prison camp No. 6 (Thanh Chuong district, Nghe An province) for fraudulent allegation “activities aimed at overthrowing the People’s administration” under Article 79 of Vietnam’s Penal Code 1999, has been conducting a hunger strike […] Tuyên bố của Mạng lưới Nhân quyền Việt Nam và Người Bảo vệ Nhân quyền về tù nhân lương tâm Trần Huỳnh Duy Thức - Thông cáo báo chí, ngày 08/12/2020 Tù nhân lương tâm Trần Huỳnh Duy Thức, người đang thụ án tù 16 năm tại Trại giam số 6 (huyện Thanh Chương, tỉnh Nghệ An) về tội danh nguỵ tạo “hoạt động nhằm lật đổ chính quyền nhân dân” theo Điều 79 của Bộ luật Hình sự […] Secret Trial Against Two Facebookers Huynh Anh Khoa and Nguyen Dang Thuong Suspended, New Date Rescheduled on December 21 - Defend the Defenders, December 7, 2020 On December 7, authorities in Ho Chi Minh City unexpectedly carried out the secret first-instance hearing to try two Facebookers Huynh Anh Khoa and Nguyen Dang Thuong on the charge of “abusing democratic freedom” under Article 331 of the country’s Criminal Code. However, the People’s Court […] #FreePhamDoanTrang – RSF launches campaign for independent journalist’s release - Two months after her arrest, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is launching a campaign for the release of Vietnamese journalist Pham Doan Trang with a petition and a video in which Vietnamese diaspora colleagues voice strong support for this symbol of the fight for the freedom to inform in Vietnam. RSF, December 7, 2020 Arrested […] Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly Report for November 30-December 6, 2020: Prominent Democracy Campaigner Tran Huynh Duy Thuc on Hunger Strike from November 24 - Defend the Defenders | December 6, 2020 Prominent democracy campaigner Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, who is serving his 16-year imprisonment in the Prison camp No. 6 in Vietnam’s central province of Nghe An, has been on hunger strike since November 24 and he declares to continue his fasting until the Supreme People’s Court responds […]
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