Authorities Rearrest Son of Family Evicted in Vietnam-RFA | Aug 7, 2015 Vietnamese authorities have arrested a 15-year old Vietnamese boy a second time for his alleged involvement in blocking and injuring police who tried to evict his family from their home in the southern part of the country, the boy’s younger sister said Friday. About 10 plainclothes police officers apprehended Nguyen […]
Atherosclerosis Causes Death of Detained Hanoi Citizen in Police Station: Official-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 7, 2015 Atherosclerosis is the cause of the death of Nguyen Quang Truong during the detention period in a police station in Hanoi, said the city’s Department of Police at a press conference on Aug 6. Colonel Nguyen Van Vien of Hanoi Police Department announced the preliminary conclusion of the […]
CYBER-SECURITY WORKSHOP HELD SUCCESSFULLY, DESPITE POLICE HARASSMENT-RSF | Aug 7, 2015 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns repeated attempts by local police to harass and interrupt a digital security workshop that RSF and Defend the Defenders (DTD), a Vietnamese human rights group, successfully organized for 23 Vietnamese rights activists near Hanoi last weekend. Held from 31 July to 2 August in a […]
U.S. Senator Urges Kerry to Pressure Vietnam on Human Rights-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 6, 2015 U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy has asked Secretary of State John Kerry to pressure Vietnam on human rights issue and demand the communist government in Hanoi to release Bui Thi Minh Hang, an imprisoned land rights and religious activist on fabricated allegation. Secretary Kerry should demand Hanoi to have […]
HCM City Activists Barred from Taking Dinner with U.S. Senior Diplomats-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 6, 2015 Security forces in Ho Chi Minh City on Aug 5 blocked a number of local activists from taking a dinner with senior U.S.’s diplomats, social network has reported. Policemen and plainclothes agents blocked private houses of many democracy advocates and human rights campaigners, including Dr. Nguyen Dan Que, […]
Two Christians arrested for “anti-government activities” released after 4 years in prison-Asia News | Aug 5, 2015 The Vietnamese authorities have released two Christian activists after having served the full term of the sentence imposed on them in trial. The are the well-known Catholic blogger Paulus Le Van Son, and the Protestant leader Nguyen Van Oai, at the forefront in the defense of social rights. The […]
Vietnam Urged to Shorten Temporary Detention Period to Prevent Torture-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Aug 05, 2015 Vietnam should shorten the period of temporary detention of criminal suspects in a bid to prevent torture, said Scott Ciment, policy advisor on Rule of Law, Access to Justice and Civil Society at UN Development Program Vietnam. Speaking at a workshop co-organized by the Legal Committee of Vietnam’s […]
TNS. Bill Cassidy “kết nghĩa” với TNLT Bùi Thị Minh Hằng-Mạch sống |04-08-2015 Đẩy mạnh chiến dịch “Tự Do cho Tù Nhân Lương Tâm Việt Nam” Sáng nay TNS. Bill Cassidy (Cộng Hoà, Louisiana) gọi điện thoại cho Bà Cụ Thịnh Nguyễn, 90 tuổi và là cư dân Atlanta, để báo là Ông chính thức “kết nghĩa” với người con gái nuôi của bà […]
Vietnam Releases Two Jailed Activists With Ties to Religious Groups-RFA | Aug 3, 2015 Vietnamese authorities on Monday released two activists who finished serving jail terms they had received under a vague and ill-defined statute used by authorities to routinely crack down on those who are critical of the one-party communist state. Paulus Le Van Son, a prominent Catholic blogger, and Nguyen Van Oai, […]
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