Vietnamese Security Forces Continue Detaining, Beating Activists Prior to Parliament’s Election, Visit of President Obama-by Vu Quoc Ngu, May 22, 2016 Vietnamese security forces continue to apply violent measures against local political dissidents, human rights defenders and social activists, detaining and severely beating many of them and putting others under house arrest during the week, human rights defenders have reported. Police have persecuted, intimidated and harassed dozens of activists […]
Many Vietnamese Activists Detained, Others Kept under House Arrest Prior to Obama’s Meeting with CSOs-By Vu Quoc Ngu, May 23, 2016 Vietnam’s security forces have detained a number of activists while keep many others under house arrest few days ahead of the planned meeting between President Barack Obama and local civil society organizations (CSOs), human rights defenders have said. Police have detained Hanoi-based blogger Doan Trang and Vu Huy […]
Detained for defending human rights in Viet Nam-Amnesty International | May 19, 2016 Vu Minh Khanh hasn’t seen or heard from her husband Nguyen Van Dai, since police arrested him in December 2015. This is her story. I am not an activist. Before my husband’s arrest, I was volunteering at our church in Hanoi. Because of his arrest, I am forced to […]
HRW Condemns Vietnam Ongoing Crackdown against Environmentalists-by Vu Quoc Ngu, May 19, 2016 Vietnam’s government should immediately stop all harassment, intimidation, and persecution of environmental activists, said Human Rights Watch in its press release on May 18. Condemning the ongoing crackdown on peaceful environmental protesters in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and other Vietnamese localities, said the New York-based international non-governmental […]
Vietnam: Crackdown on Peaceful Environmental Protesters-HRW | 18-05-2016 Vietnam’s government should immediately stop all harassment, intimidation, and persecution of environmental activists, said Human Rights Watch today. The government should respect their right to peaceful protest and release anyone still wrongfully held. On the last three Sundays – May 1, 8, and 15 – thousands of people in Hanoi, Ho Chi […]
REP. LORETTA SANCHEZ LEADS BIPARTISAN LETTER URGING PRESIDENT OBAMA TO RAISE HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS IN VIETNAM-WASHINGTON, D.C. | May 17, 2016 Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-46), founder and co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Vietnam, today led a letter with 19 bipartisan members of Congress urging President Obama to raise concerns about Vietnam’s ongoing human rights violations and to advocate for the release of all Vietnamese prisoners of conscience during the […]
Vietnam pastor’s wife beaten, interrogated; son arrested-Christianmessenger | May 17, 2016 TRAN Thi Hong, a Vietnamese activist and wife of imprisoned pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh, says her family was harassed by the authorities and her son arrested between 11 and 13 May. Mrs Hong is a member of the civil society organisation Vietnamese Women for Human Rights (VNWHR) and the wife […]
Imprisoned pastor’s wife intensely interrogated again by Vietnamese authorities-Christiandaily | May 17, 2016 The wife of an imprisoned Mennonite Church pastor has once again undergone an intense interrogation by Vietnamese local authorities for her meeting with representatives of the U.S. religious freedom delegation two months ago. Tran Thi Hong, wife of pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh, reportedly received a request from local authorities, instructing […]
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