Three Vietnamese Activists Arrested for T-shirt with Slogan Protesting Cyber Security Law-Defend the Defenders, January 20, 2019 On January 20, authorities in Ho Chi Minh City arrested three activists as one of them wears a T-shirt with “Protesting Cyber Security Law” slogan, Defend the Defenders has learned. Local activists said activists Pham Ngoc Minh (Facebooker Hoàng Trường Sa), Nguyen Phuoc Hoang Vu (Facebooker Paul Vu Nguyen) and […]
Two Activists Beaten by Plainclothes Agents on Paracells Commemoration-Defend the Defenders, January 19, 2019 Plainclothes agents have brutally beaten two activists on the day of 45th anniversary of the loss of the Hoang Sa (Paracells) to China (January 19, 1974), Defend the Defenders has learned. While human rights activist Truong Van Dung from Hanoi suffered not significant injuries from the attack, female rights […]
NGOs Urge the EU to Postpone Vote on Vietnam Free Trade Agreement-Joint Letter to the EU’s Council and Parliament To: Mr Donald TuskPresident of the European Council Mr Bernd LangeChair of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade Brussels, 18 January 2019 Re: Call to Postpone the Ratification of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement Dear President Tusk,Dear Mr Lange MEP, We, the undersigned Vietnamese and international […]
Vietnam Events of 2018-Human Rights Watch, January 2019 Vietnam’s appalling human rights record worsened in 2018 as the government imprisoned dissidents for longer prison terms, sanctioned thugs to attack rights defenders, and passed draconian laws that further threaten freedom of expression. The Communist Party of Vietnam monopolizes power through the government, controls all major political and social organizations, […]
Việt Nam- Các sự kiện năm 2018-Human Rights Watch, tháng 1 năm 2019 Hồ sơ nhân quyền tồi tệ của Việt Nam tiếp tục xấu đi trong năm 2018. Chính quyền bắt các nhà bất đồng chính kiến phải chịu các mức án tù nhiều năm, dung túng cho côn đồ tấn công những người bảo vệ nhân quyền và thông […]
Vừa có xác nhận về Facebook bất hợp tác với chính quyền Việt Nam- Bộ TT-TT nói lãnh đạo Facebook (trái) đến Việt Nam chỉ để ‘câu giờ’. (VNTB) – Lần đầu tiên kể từ lúc chính quyền Việt Nam thời Bộ trưởng thông tin và truyền thông Trương Minh Tuấn và các quan chức Facebook ‘đi đêm’ với nhau bằng cơ chế gỡ bỏ nhiều nội dung phản […]
Jail Sentence of Retired Teacher Dao Quang Thuc Reduced Slightly, Still Severe after Appeal Hearing-Defend the Defenders, January 17, 2019 On January 17, the Higher People’s Court in Hanoi reduced the jail sentence of retired teacher Dao Quang Thuc by one year in his appeal hearing, Defend the Defenders has learned. As a result, the 59-year-old democracy activist and environmentalist has to serve his 13-year imprisonment and five years […]
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