Vietnam Security Forces Block German Diplomat, Not Allowing Him to Visit Prominent Dissident-By Vu Quoc Ngu, August 24, 2016 Vietnam’s security forces on August 24 blocked a German diplomat, not permitting him to visit prominent social activist Dr. Nguyen Quang A in his private residence in Que Vo district, Bac Ninh province. Dr. A said on his Facebook page that Mr. Lax Konrad, a political officer from […]
Two Jailed in Vietnam in Closed Trial Over Facebook Offense-RFA, August 24, 2016 A court in south-central Vietnam’s coastal Khanh Hoa province convicted two online activists of conducting propaganda against the state on Tuesday, handing one a three-year term and sentencing the other to two years in a closed trial, sources said. Nguyen Huu Quoc Duy, 31, was arrested by provincial police on Nov. […]
Vietnam’s LGBTQ Movement Is in Full Bloom-NBC News, Aug 23 2016 For Nguyen Hai Yen, it all started with the need to find a connection. As a queer woman living in Vietnam during the early 2000s, it was easy to feel like she was the only one. At a time when being gay or queer was still considered by many in […]
Vietnam Police Extends Pre-trial Detention for Prominent Human Rights Lawyer to 12 Months-By Vu Quoc Ngu, August 23, 2016 The Security Investigation Agency under Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security has extended the pre-trial detention of prominent human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai to 12 months, said his lawyer Ha Huy Son. On Monday [August 22], lawyer Son received a letter from Vietnam’s Supreme People’s Procuracy, saying he […]
Vietnam Imprisons Two Activists for Anti-state Propaganda Allegation-By Vu Quoc Ngu, August 23, 2016 The People’s Court in Vietnam’s central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on August 23 found two online activists Nguyen Huu Quoc Duy and Nguyen Huu Thien An guilty of conducting anti-state propaganda under Article 88 of the country’s Penal Code. The court sentenced Duy, 31, to three years […]
Bicycle parade promotes LGBT rights in Vietnam-Business Standard, August 21, 2016 Hundreds of people on Sunday took part in a colourful bicycle parade through the streets of Hanoi in support of LGBT rights as the country marked its fifth annual Viet Pride event. The parade, which started at 9 a.m, saw members and supporters of the LGBT community ride along a […]
Police beat thousands of protesting Christian fisherfolk already suffering from mass fish deaths in Vietnam-Christian Today, August 21, 2016 Thousands of Christians in Vietnam recently got a double whammy. First, their main source livelihood was gravely affected when illegal waste dumping into the sea by a foreign company resulted in an environmental disaster, contaminating and killing much of the fish in the coastal area, Asia News reports. Second, when […]
Hanoi Police Detain Anti-China Activists amid East Sea Tensions-By Vu Quoc Ngu, August 21, 2016 Security forces in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi on August 21 detained seven anti-China activists while they were cycling in city’s streets and released them after holding them in police station for seven hours. The detainees included pro-democracy activist Nguyen Van Dien, Nam Phuong, Bui The Anh, Chu […]
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