Vietnam Wrestles With Christianity-Why hundreds of thousands of ethnic Hmong have converted to Christianity in Vietnam over the past 30 years. By Seb Rumsby, The Diplomat, November 13, 2017 Upland Vietnam has witnessed a remarkable religious transformation within one marginalized ethnic minority in the past three decades. Since the 1980s, where Protestant Christianity was […]
Vietnamese musician and activist evicted after Trump protest-Mai Khoi and her husband told to leave their Hanoi apartment after she held up ‘Piss on you Trump’ sign at US president’s motorcade earlier Vietnam dissident musician Mai Khoi holds up a banner reading ‘Piss on you Trump’ in Hanoi as the US president’s motorcade passes. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images The Guardian, November 12, 2017 […]
Vietnam Human Rights Defenders’ Weekly November 6-12, 2017: Many Activists Harassed during APEC Week-Defend the Defenders | November 12, 2017 ===== November 7 ===== DTD and 16 Other International, Domestic NGOs Urge APEC Leaders on Human Rights Issues Defend the Defenders: On November 7, Defend the Defenders and 16 other international and domestic non-governmental organizations sent a joint letter to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit to […]
Anh Ba Sam, Mother Mushroom, Brotherhood for Democracy Honored with 2017 Vietnam Human Rights Award-By Defend the Defenders, November 12, 2017 Prominent blogger Nguyen Huu Vinh (penname Anh Ba Sam), human rights activist Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh (aka Mother Mushroom), Protestant pastor Y Tich and the Brotherhood for Democracy have been chosen as the winners of the 2017 Vietnam Human Rights Award (VNHRA), the prestigious price from the Vietnam […]
Vietnam dissident locked in home for ‘Piss on you Trump’ protest-AFP, November 11, 2017 A dissident musician dubbed the ‘Lady Gaga’ of Vietnam was locked in her home by plainclothes police Saturday after she flashed a sign reading “Piss on you Trump” as the US president arrived in town for a state visit. Mai Khoi, who met with former president Barack Obama on his trip […]
Vietnam Squeezes Activists on Facebook and on Stage-Pressure on dissident singer who met Barack Obama reflects broad crackdown By James Hookway, Wall Street Journal, November 10, 2017 HANOI—Vietnamese singer Do Nguyen Mai Khoi came face to face with the reach of her country’s security forces after she met with President Barack Obama in Hanoi in May last year. Ms. Mai Khoi was […]
Giải Nhân quyền năm 2017 của Mạng Lưới Nhân Quyền Việt Nam-Tiếng Dân, ngày 11/11/2017 Những cá nhân và tổ chức được giải Nhân Quyền năm nay gồm: ông Nguyễn Hữu Vinh (blogger Anh Ba Sàm), bà Nguyễn Ngọc Như Quỳnh (blogger Mẹ Nấm), Mục sư Y Yích, và Hội Anh Em Dân Chủ, là ba cá nhân và một tổ chức đã được tuyển chọn […]
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