International Human Rights Groups, Foreign Governments Condemn Sentencing of Mother Mushroom-By Defend the Defenders, July 1, 2017 Many international human rights organizations and foreign governments have criticized Vietnam for sentencing human rights defender and environmental activist Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh or Mother Mushroom, demanding for her immediate and unconditional release. One day after the People’s Court of Khanh Hoa gave Ms. Quynh with ten-year imprisonment, […]
Thông Cáo Báo Chí của Đan viện Thiên An-Đan viện Thiên An lên án giới cầm quyền Tỉnh Thừa Thiên Huế bao che, bảo kê, tiếp tay cho trên dưới 200 côn đồ, công an, an ninh mặc thường phục, nhóm phụ nữ tự tiện xông vào nội vi Đan viện, mang hung khí tấn công các Đan sĩ, tháo dỡ, làm bể […]
Vietnamese police organize violent attack on Catholic monastery-Catholic Culture, June 30, 2017 Government officials orchestrated a violent attack on the Catholic monastery of Thien An, in Hué province, on June 28, the AsiaNews service reports. A group of about 100 people, including police officers wearing plain clothes, broke into the monastery, knocked down a cross, and assaulted monks. Meanwhile uniformed police blocked […]
UN human rights experts condemn jailing of Vietnam blogger-AP, June 30, 2017 U.N. human rights experts on Friday said the trial of a prominent Vietnamese blogger did not meet international standards and appeared to be aimed at intimidating environmental activists. Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, also known as “Mother Mushroom,” was sentenced in a one-day trial Thursday to 10 years in prison after being […]
Vietnam: Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh sentenced to 10 years in jail-Front Line Defenders, June 29, 2017 On 29 June 2017, the People’s Court in Khanh Hoa province in Nha Trang sentenced human rights defender Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh to 10 years’ imprisonment for “conducting anti-state propaganda” under Article 88 of the Penal Code. Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh is a blogger and Coordinator of the Vietnamese […]
Vietnamese blogger Mother Mushroom jailed for 10 years-CNN, June 30, 2017 Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by the country’s authorities, according to state media. Nguyen, also known by her blogging pseudonym, Me Nam — which translates to “Mother Mushroom” — was convicted of “conducting anti-State propaganda.” The 37-year-old, whose pseudonym originated with her […]
Hoa Kỳ kêu gọi Việt Nam thả ngay ‘Mẹ Nấm’-BBC, ngày 30/6/2017 Bộ Ngoại giao Hoa Kỳ “vô cùng quan ngại” về việc Việt Nam kết án Nguyễn Ngọc Như Quỳnh, tức blogger Mẹ Nấm. Trong buổi họp báo tại Bộ Ngoại giao Hoa Kỳ, sáng 29/6, người phát ngôn Heather Nauert nói với báo giới Hoa Kỳ, “Quỳnh đã bị tuyên án 10 năm với […]
U.S. Calls on Vietnam to Release Human Rights Defender Nominated with 2017 International Woman of Courage Prize-By Defend the Defenders, June 30, 2017 The U.S. calls on Vietnam to release prominent human rights defender Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh and all other prisoners of conscience immediately and to allow all individuals in Vietnam to express their views freely and assemble peacefully without fear of retribution, said Spokesperson Heather Nauert of the U.S. […]
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