Jailed Activists Nguyen Van Hoa, Nguyen Viet Dung Say They Are Tortured for Coerced Confession-Defend the Defenders, August 21, 2018 Imprisoned activists Nguyen Van Hoa and Nguyen Viet Dung have said that they had been tortured by investigation officers who want them to make false confession against pro-democracy activist Le Dinh Luong, Hanoi-based lawyer Ha Huy Son told Defenders. Attorney Son, one of two lawyers defending Mr. Luong […]
Cần khởi tố vụ án “Sài Gòn kỷ niệm”-Xô xát đã diễn ra và có ít nhất 4 người bị đánh đập đến mức độ gây thương tích, trong đêm Liveshow nhạc vàng chủ đề “Sài Gòn kỷ niệm” của ca sĩ Nguyễn Tín vào tối ngày 15 tháng 8 tại quán café Casanova,61C đường Tú Xương, phường 7, quận 3, TP.HCM. Hình […]
Prisoner of Conscience Tran Huynh Duy Thuc Conducts Hunger Strike -Defend the Defenders, August 19, 2018 Entrepreneur Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, who is serving his 16-year imprisonment on allegation of subversion in Prison camp No. 6 located in the central province of Nghe An, has carried out a hunger strike since August 14. The hunger strike aims to protest the pressure of the prison’s authorities […]
AI: chính quyền Việt Nam phải điều tra việc công an đối xử tàn nhẫn khán giả nghe nhạc-Amnesty International, ngày 17/8/2018 (Phương Thảo, Việt Nam Thời báo) Chính quyền Việt Nam phải điều tra ngay lập tức các cáo buộc rằng một nhóm các nhà hoạt động bị cảnh sát tấn công và bị đánh đập nghiêm trọng trong khi xem buổi biểu diễn các bài hát tiền chiến tại thành phố […]
Đêm nhạc thành đêm khủng bố: tận cùng của sự khốn nạn-Ánh Liên, Việt Nam Thời báo, ngày 18/8/2018 Đêm ngày 15.08, buổi nhạc của chàng ca sĩ Nguyễn Tín được công an phường 7, Quận 3 (Tp. HCM) tiếp đón một cách ‘nhiệt thành’. Nhiều người bịt khẩu trang, tay lăm lăm máy quay phim và điện thoại, một nhóm công an có sắc phục […]
Prisoner of Conscience Tran Thi Nga Beaten, Given Death Threats While Serving 9-Year Imprisonment-Defend the Defenders, August 18, 2018 Prisoner of conscience Tran Thi Nga has been beaten and received death threat by a fellow inmate while serving her nine-year imprisonment in Gia Trung prison camp in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, her husband Phan Van Phong has informed Defend the Defenders. Mr. Phong, who […]
U.S. concerned by Vietnam dissident sentence, harsh trend-WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it was deeply concerned by the sentencing of a Vietnamese dissident to 20 years in prison this week, calling a trend of increased arrests and harsh sentences for peaceful activism troubling. A U.S. State Department statement on the sentencing of Le Dinh Luong after a one-day […]
Trial against Anti-corruption Activist Do Cong Duong on Allegation of Causing Public Disorders Seton Sept 10-Defend the Defenders, August 17, 2018 The People’s Court of Tu Son town in Bac Ninh province will hold the first-instance trial against local anti-corruption activist Do Cong Duong on September 10, his daughter Do Lan Anh told Defend the Defenders. Mr. Duong, 54, will be tried on allegation of “Disturbance of public order” […]
Jailed Activists Nguyen Van Hoa, Nguyen Viet Dung Say They Are Tortured for Coerced Confession - Defend the Defenders, August 21, 2018 Imprisoned activists Nguyen Van Hoa and Nguyen Viet Dung have said that they had been tortured by investigation officers who want them to make false confession against pro-democracy activist Le Dinh Luong, Hanoi-based lawyer Ha Huy Son told Defenders. Attorney Son, one of two lawyers defending Mr. Luong […]
Prisoner of Conscience Tran Huynh Duy Thuc Conducts Hunger Strike - Defend the Defenders, August 19, 2018 Entrepreneur Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, who is serving his 16-year imprisonment on allegation of subversion in Prison camp No. 6 located in the central province of Nghe An, has carried out a hunger strike since August 14. The hunger strike aims to protest the pressure of the prison’s authorities […]
Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly Report for August 13-19, 2018: Environmentalist Le Dinh Luong Convicted with Shocked Lengthy Sentence - Defend the Defenders | August 19, 2018 On August 16, the People’s Court of Nghe An province convicted pro-democracy campaigner and environmentalist Le Dinh Luong on subversion charges, giving him a record high sentence of 20 years in prison and five years under house arrest afterward. During the first-instance trial against the human rights […]
Prisoner of Conscience Tran Thi Nga Beaten, Given Death Threats While Serving 9-Year Imprisonment - Defend the Defenders, August 18, 2018 Prisoner of conscience Tran Thi Nga has been beaten and received death threat by a fellow inmate while serving her nine-year imprisonment in Gia Trung prison camp in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, her husband Phan Van Phong has informed Defend the Defenders. Mr. Phong, who […]
Trial against Anti-corruption Activist Do Cong Duong on Allegation of Causing Public Disorders Seton Sept 10 - Defend the Defenders, August 17, 2018 The People’s Court of Tu Son town in Bac Ninh province will hold the first-instance trial against local anti-corruption activist Do Cong Duong on September 10, his daughter Do Lan Anh told Defend the Defenders. Mr. Duong, 54, will be tried on allegation of “Disturbance of public order” […]
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