Three Hanoi-based Activists Held in Police Station for Hours, One Beaten After Holding Peaceful Mini-demonstration-Defend the Defenders, June 2, 2018 On June 2, authorities in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi detained three local activists when they held a mini-demonstration to support multi-party democracy. In the morning of Saturday, a group of Hanoi-based activists namely Truong Van Dung, Phung The Dung, Trinh Ba Phuong, Luu Phuong and Le Hung gathered […]
Blogger Mẹ Nấm tuyệt thực và ngừng ăn thức ăn của nhà tù-Bà Nguyễn Tuyết Lan cùng 2 cháu đến trại giam số 5, Thanh Hóa thăm blogger Mẹ Nấm Trịnh Kim Tiến RFA, June 1, 2018 Tù nhân lương tâm Nguyễn Ngọc Như Quỳnh, tức blogger Mẹ Nấm, vừa qua phải dùng biện pháp tuyệt thực và cho biết sẽ từ chối thức ăn của […]
Vietnamese Dissident Blogger Pham Doan Trang Detained, Interrogated-Defend the Defenders, June 2, 2018 Vietnam’s security forces kidnapped prominent dissident blogger Pham Doan Trang when she came back to Hanoi from Ho Chi Minh City, and heldher incommunicado for several hours. According to blogger Trinh Kim Tien, Ms. Trang whose new book Chính trị bình dân(Politics for All) is very popular among […]
Vietnam Suspected of Poisoning Prisoners of Conscience-Defend the Defenders, June 2, 2018 Many prisoners of conscience and their families are suspecting that Vietnam’s authorities have been poisoning them with unsafe food and drinks. Mrs. Nguyen Thi Tuyet Lan, the mother of prominent human rights defender Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, the well-known blogger with the nickname Mother Mushroom said thatthe activist […]
Vietnam gets less kid friendly: survey-Vietnamese girls hold their school lunch in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai. Photo by VnExpress/Phan Duong Malnutrition seems to be the biggest childcare problem in the country. VnExpress.net, June 1, 2018 Vietnam has dropped four spots, from 92nd last year to 96th this year, on the ranking of best countries for […]
Hanoi-based Activist Reportedly Held after Calling for Peaceful Demonstrations Last Week-Defend the Defenders, June 1, 2018 Mr. Nguyen Trung Linh, a pro-democracy activist in Hanoi, was reportedly held by Vietnam’s security forces due to his statement last week calling for peaceful demonstrations nationwide to protest China’s violations of the country’s sovereignty in the East Sea (South China Sea). Several days ago, Defend the Defenders […]
Nhân quyền thời Daniel J. Kritenbrink: chú trọng an ninh?-Daniel J. Kritenbrink là ai? Ông là viên chức chuyên nghiệp trong ngành Ngoại giao Mỹ và hiện giờ là Đại sứ Mỹ tại Việt nam. Ánh Liên, Việt Nam Thời báo, ngày 01/6/2018 Trong bài phát biểu tại phiên điều trần vào tháng 9 năm ngoái, trước khi được phê chuẩn chính thức, […]
Jailed Prominent Blogger Mother Mushroom Conducts Hunger Strike to Protest Ill Treatments- Defend the Defenders, May 31, 2018 Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, a prominent human rights defender and a well-known blogger under the penname of Mother Mushroom, conducted a hunger strike to protest herinhumane treatment byauthorities inPrison Camp No. 5 in Vietnam’s central province of Thanh Hoa, said her mother. Ms. Quynh, who is serving […]
Three Hanoi-based Activists Held in Police Station for Hours, One Beaten After Holding Peaceful Mini-demonstration - Defend the Defenders, June 2, 2018 On June 2, authorities in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi detained three local activists when they held a mini-demonstration to support multi-party democracy. In the morning of Saturday, a group of Hanoi-based activists namely Truong Van Dung, Phung The Dung, Trinh Ba Phuong, Luu Phuong and Le Hung gathered […]
Hanoi-based Activist Summoned for Interrogation After Calling for Arrest of Police General Involving in Kidnaping In Berlin - Defend the Defenders, June 2, 2018 Vietnam’s authorities have summoned pro-democracy campaigner and human rights defender Ngo Duy Quyen to a police station for interrogation overposts on his Facebook account, the activist told Defend the Defenders. According to the police summons, dated on June 1, Mr. Quyen, 44, was required toreportat 8.30 AM […]
Vietnamese Dissident Blogger Pham Doan Trang Detained, Interrogated - Defend the Defenders, June 2, 2018 Vietnam’s security forces kidnapped prominent dissident blogger Pham Doan Trang when she came back to Hanoi from Ho Chi Minh City, and heldher incommunicado for several hours. According to blogger Trinh Kim Tien, Ms. Trang whose new book Chính trị bình dân(Politics for All) is very popular among […]
Vietnam Suspected of Poisoning Prisoners of Conscience - Defend the Defenders, June 2, 2018 Many prisoners of conscience and their families are suspecting that Vietnam’s authorities have been poisoning them with unsafe food and drinks. Mrs. Nguyen Thi Tuyet Lan, the mother of prominent human rights defender Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, the well-known blogger with the nickname Mother Mushroom said thatthe activist […]
Hanoi-based Activist Reportedly Held after Calling for Peaceful Demonstrations Last Week - Defend the Defenders, June 1, 2018 Mr. Nguyen Trung Linh, a pro-democracy activist in Hanoi, was reportedly held by Vietnam’s security forces due to his statement last week calling for peaceful demonstrations nationwide to protest China’s violations of the country’s sovereignty in the East Sea (South China Sea). Several days ago, Defend the Defenders […]
Jailed Prominent Blogger Mother Mushroom Conducts Hunger Strike to Protest Ill Treatments - Defend the Defenders, May 31, 2018 Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, a prominent human rights defender and a well-known blogger under the penname of Mother Mushroom, conducted a hunger strike to protest herinhumane treatment byauthorities inPrison Camp No. 5 in Vietnam’s central province of Thanh Hoa, said her mother. Ms. Quynh, who is serving […]
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