Catholic Nuns Beaten in Vietnam in Protest Over Disputed Land- Nuns from the St. Paul de Chartres convent gather outside disputed property in Hanoi as a security guard watches from the gate, May 7, 2018. RFA, May 12, 2018 Catholic nuns protesting the building of a house on disputed land in Hanoi were attacked and beaten this week by guards hired by […]
Relatives of Jailed Members of Brotherhood for Democracy Barred from Meeting with Foreign Diplomats-Defend the Defenders, May 11, 2018 On May 11, Vietnam’s authorities blocked many relatives of jailed members of the unsanctioned online group Brotherhood for Democracy, not allowing to participate in a meeting with foreign diplomats. Police in Hanoi placed Mrs. Vu Minh Khanh, the wife of jailed prominent human rights attorney Nguyen Van Dai, and […]
Prisoner of Conscience Nguyen Nam Phong Says He Was Beaten in Pre-trial Detention-Defend the Defenders, May 10, 2018 Prisoner of conscience Nguyen Nam Phong has said that he was beaten many times by other inmates during his pre-trial detention. Phong, a driver for Catholic priest Nguyen Dinh Thuc from Dien Chau district, Nghe An province told his family that during his pre-trial detention in Nghi Kim temporary […]
Thêm người sử dụng Facebook bị truy tố, bỏ tù ở Sài Gòn và Thanh Hóa-SBTN, ngày 09/5/2018 Một người sử dụng Facebook ở Sài Gòn vừa bị kết án 4 năm rưỡi tù giam vì những quy chụp nặng nề của nhà cầm quyền, và một người khác ở Thanh Hóa mới bị truy tố cũng vì những bài viết trên mạng xã hội Facebook. Tin cho hay, ông […]
Một nữ tu bị đánh ngất xỉu, Dòng Thánh Phaolô Hà Nội tuần hành chống chiếm đất-SBTN, ngày 09/5/2018 Các nữ tu Dòng Thánh Phaolô ở Hà Nội hôm Thứ Tư 9 tháng 5 xuống đường tuần hành, một ngày sau khi một nữ tu bị côn đồ đánh ngất xỉu trước mặt lực lượng công an bàng quan thụ động. Các nữ tu mang theo những biểu ngữ bằng ba […]
Why Are So Many Democracies Breaking Down?-Daw Aung San Suu Kyi met with Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing after a meeting in 2015.CreditHyo Hein Kyaw/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The New York Times, May 8, 2018 Italy, Poland, Hungary and even Spain: European democracy is in shambles. Critical threats to democracy have also surfaced in countries like Turkey, Brazil and the […]
Nun beaten unconscious by Vietnamese gangsters-Hanoi land dispute turns violent in front of police as St. Paul de Chartres sisters try to block construction of house Nuns give first aid to a nun who was beaten unconscious on May 8 at a construction site in Hanoi formerly owned by the nuns’ congregation. (Photo courtesy of Truyen Thong Thai Ha) […]
Former University Official Arrested on Allegation of Abusing Democratic Freedom-Defend the Defenders, May 9, 2018 On May 9, authorities in Vietnam’s central province of Thanh Hoa arrested Nguyen Duy Son, a former official of the Sam Son University, on allegation of “Abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, lawful rights and interests of organizations and/or citizens” under Article 331 of […]
Blogger Bui Hieu Vo Jailed for “Conducting Anti-state Propaganda”-Defend the Defenders, May 9, 2018 On May 5, the People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh City convicted local blogger Bui Hieu Vo on allegation of “conducting anti-state propaganda” under Article 88 of the country’s 1999 Penal Code, according to state media. In the one-day first-instance hearing, the court sentenced him to four years and […]
Phá huỷ di sản và đất nước ‘4.000 năm vẫn trẻ con’-Dinh Thượng Thơ xưa được xây dựng từ năm 1860, sau mở rộng với kiến trúc như hiện nay từ năm 1888. Ảnh: Manhhai/Flickr. Vi Yên, Luật Khoa tạp chí, ngày 06/5/2018 “Dinh Thượng Thơ … chỉ là một công trình hành chính của thời thực dân đế quốc, mà xây dựng cũng khá vội […]
Relatives of Jailed Members of Brotherhood for Democracy Barred from Meeting with Foreign Diplomats - Defend the Defenders, May 11, 2018 On May 11, Vietnam’s authorities blocked many relatives of jailed members of the unsanctioned online group Brotherhood for Democracy, not allowing to participate in a meeting with foreign diplomats. Police in Hanoi placed Mrs. Vu Minh Khanh, the wife of jailed prominent human rights attorney Nguyen Van Dai, and […]
Prisoner of Conscience Nguyen Nam Phong Says He Was Beaten in Pre-trial Detention - Defend the Defenders, May 10, 2018 Prisoner of conscience Nguyen Nam Phong has said that he was beaten many times by other inmates during his pre-trial detention. Phong, a driver for Catholic priest Nguyen Dinh Thuc from Dien Chau district, Nghe An province told his family that during his pre-trial detention in Nghi Kim temporary […]
Nun beaten unconscious by Vietnamese gangsters - Hanoi land dispute turns violent in front of police as St. Paul de Chartres sisters try to block construction of house Nuns give first aid to a nun who was beaten unconscious on May 8 at a construction site in Hanoi formerly owned by the nuns’ congregation. (Photo courtesy of Truyen Thong Thai Ha) […]
Former University Official Arrested on Allegation of Abusing Democratic Freedom - Defend the Defenders, May 9, 2018 On May 9, authorities in Vietnam’s central province of Thanh Hoa arrested Nguyen Duy Son, a former official of the Sam Son University, on allegation of “Abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, lawful rights and interests of organizations and/or citizens” under Article 331 of […]
Blogger Bui Hieu Vo Jailed for “Conducting Anti-state Propaganda” - Defend the Defenders, May 9, 2018 On May 5, the People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh City convicted local blogger Bui Hieu Vo on allegation of “conducting anti-state propaganda” under Article 88 of the country’s 1999 Penal Code, according to state media. In the one-day first-instance hearing, the court sentenced him to four years and […]
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