Vietnam detains activists after South China Sea ruling-Dailymail | Jul 17, 2016 Scores of activists were detained in Vietnam’s capital on Sunday as they gathered to protest against China after it rejected a recent international ruling that dismissed its claims to much of the South China Sea. Anti-Chinese sentiment runs deep in communist Vietnam but the country’s authoritarian rulers move swiftly to […]
Vietnam removes protesters gathered for anti-China rally in Hanoi-The Guardian | Jul 17, 2016 Dozens of Vietnamese who gathered for an anti-China protest in central Hanoi were taken away by authorities on Sunday as they tried to rally support for an international tribunal’s ruling rejecting Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea. About two dozen people were bused away from around the landmark […]
Vietnamese protesters detained for rapping China over South China Sea case-Reuters | Jul 17, 2016 About 20 Vietnamese demonstrators were detained on Sunday while trying to hold a protest against China’s rejection of an international court decision that denied its vast claims in the South China Sea. The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, deciding a case lodged by the Philippines, ruled last week […]
Hanoi Police Arrest Dozens of Anti-China Activists Few Days after PCA Rejects Beijing’s Claim in East Sea-By Vu Quoc Ngu, July 17, 2016 On July 17, security forces in Hanoi detained dozens of activists who oppose China’s violations of Vietnam’s sovereignty in the East Sea (South China Sea), few days after the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague rejected Beijing’s claim of sea and islands in the sea. Among […]
Amnesty International’s Report on Vietnam Prisons Incorrect: Ministry-By Vu Quoc Ngu, July 15, 2016 The information in Amnesty International’s recent report on the situation at detention camps in Vietnam is incorrect, Spokesman Le Hai Binh of Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. Speaking at a regular press conference in Hanoi on July 14, Mr. Binh said that Vietnam has consistent policy […]
TUYÊN BỐ ỦNG HỘ PHÁN QUYẾT CỦA TÒA TRỌNG TÀI CỦA CÁC TỔ CHỨC XÃ HỘI VÀ CHÍNH TRỊ VIỆT NAM-Việt Nam | 15-07-2016 XÉT VÌ: 1- Thông cáo báo chí của Tòa án Trọng tài Thường trực (Permanent Court of Arbitration – PCA), ngày 12-07-2016 nêu rõ: “Tòa Trọng tài kết luận rằng trong vụ Philippines kiện Trung Quốc, Trung Quốc không có cơ sở pháp lý nào để khẳng định nước này có […]
Report Details Horrific Treatment Of Vietnam’s Political Prisoners-VOCATIV | Jul 14, 2016 By Ethan Harfenist Blogging can land you in prison, where you’ll be denied clean water, sleep, and access to a toilet A new report on Vietnam by Amnesty International has shone a damning light into the horrific treatment prisoners receive in the country’s vast network of secret prisons and detention […]
UBCV calls for legal action against Formosa Steel Corporation-VCHR | Jul 13, 2016 PARIS, 13 July 2016 (VCHR) – On behalf of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) Venerable Thich Thanh Quang, head of the UBCV Executive Office, has sent a letter to the Vietnamese government and Communist Party calling on them to bring Formosa Hà Tĩnh Steel Corporation to court to […]
Front Line Defenders: Vietnam’s physical attack on human rights defender Mr. To Oanh-Front Line Defenders, July 14, 2016 On 13 July 2016 human rights defender Mr. To Oanh and his wife were attacked by unidentified men as they rode their motorbike in Hanoi. To Oanh is a writer, blogger and journalist who has highlighted government censorship of the media and campaigned for democracy and greater protection of […]
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