Eight Vietnamese Activists Brutally Beaten, Detained While Talking about Human Rights, Democracy-By Vu Quoc Ngu, April 8, 2016 Security forces in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi on April 8 violently suppressed a meeting of local activists, brutally beating and detaining eight of them on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the pro-democracy group Bloc 8406. Bloggers Truong Dung, Trung Nghia, Tu Minh […]
44 Law Students Demand Hanoi Court not to Stop People from Attending Open Trials-By Vu Quoc Ngu, April 7, 2016 A group of 44 students from the Hanoi Law University have sent a joint letter to the Hanoi People’s Court to demand the agency not to prevent people, including students, from attending open trials. Law students should attend trials to enrich their experience for their professional career, the […]
Vietnam: New Law on Access to Information and amended Press Law restrict freedom of expression and the right to know-VCHR | Apr 06, 2016 PARIS, 6 April 2016 (VCHR) – The amended Press Law and the new Law on Access to Information, adopted by overwhelming votes by the Vietnamese National Assembly (respectively 89.5% and 97.5%) on 5 and 6 April, add new tools to Vietnam’s arsenal of repressive legislation, just as the authorities are launching a fierce crackdown […]
Luật Báo chí Việt Nam : Tư nhân vẫn chưa được ra báo-RFI | 05-04-2016 Quốc hội Việt Nam hôm nay 05/04/2016 vừa thông qua Luật Báo chí sửa đổi với tỉ lệ tán thành gần 90%. Luật Báo chí mới gồm 6 chương và 61 điều, trong đó có thêm 32 điều mới, và 29 điều được sửa đổi, sẽ có hiệu lực thi hành kể […]
Vietnam Activist Detained upon Landing in Noi Bai after Attending Regional CSO Meeting in Bangkok-By Vu Quoc Ngu, April 5, 2016 Vietnam’s security forces on April 4 detained Mai Van Tam when he arrived in the Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport from Bangkok where he attended a meeting of the ASEAN Civil Society Conference (ACSC)/ASEAN People’s Forum (APF). Security agents confiscated Mr. Tam’s passport and brought him to a […]
Vietnam: 7 Convicted in One Week-HRW | Apr 04, 2016 (Bangkok) – The Vietnam government should immediately free prominent bloggers and activists imprisoned for exercising their rights, Human Rights Watch said today. During the last week of March 2016, Vietnam convicted seven bloggers and rights activists and sentenced them to prison. “Vietnam has been on a tear over the past week, convicting […]
Đại diện khối XHDS độc lập bị câu lưu ở sân bay Nội Bài-RFA | 04-04-2016 Vào lúc 16 giờ 30 chiều ngày 04 tháng 4 năm 2016, anh Mai Văn Tám, thành viên Hội Anh Em Dân Chủ bị cơ quan nhập cảnh sân bay Nội Bài bắt giữ khi từ Thái Lan về Hà Nội. Anh Mai Văn Tám, cùng với phái đoàn 14 người đã […]
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