Vietnam Reduces Sentences of Four Jailed Activists

(Radio Free Asia) A Vietnamese court on Thursday reduced the jail sentences of four activists convicted on charges of plotting to overthrow the government but upheld those for four others, a lawyer said, while a banned opposition group they were said to have links with called for their immediate release.

Joint Letter: Vietnam government must immediately release detained activists

(International Organizations) In a letter addressed to the Vietnamese government, seven international organizations demand (...) (22/05/2013)

US slams ’disturbing trend’ of Vietnam activist jail terms

(AFP) May 17, 2013 HANOI - The US on Friday called for the release of two Vietnamese activists (...) (18/05/2013)

Training Program on Nonviolent Civic Action

(Viet Tan) Herein are the curriculum for our training programs, adapted and localized from leading (...) (7/05/2013)

Vietnam Today

Lawyer Wants Charges Against Vietnamese Activists Re-Examined

(Radio Free Asia) - May 15, 2013 A lawyer representing two Vietnamese activists set to face trial for crimes against the state urged authorities Wednesday to re-examine the charges against them, as a human rights group called for their release and an investigation into reports they had been abused in (...)

Press Releases

Democracy activist Dr. Nguyen Quoc Quan released today

(Viet Tan) - After postponing his trial on January 22, the Vietnamese communist government today released democracy activist and Viet Tan member Dr. Nguyen Quoc Quan after nine months in prison. He is currently on his way home and will land at Los Angeles International Airport at 7:25pm local (...)

Articles & Speeches

Internet Watchdogs on the Region

(Do Hoang Diem) - Appearing at the East-West Center’s 3rd International Media Conference (IMC) in Seoul, South Korea, Viet Tan’s Chairman spoke on the panel "Internet Watchdogs on the Region." IMC 2012 brought together over 300 media professionals from 30 countries to discuss the common challenges and trends in (...)

Guest Forum

Visiting colleagues in Vietnam

(Maartje Duin) - In Vietnam, critical writers and bloggers are systematically persecuted. Following the PEN Cards Promo, Maartje Duin went to Vietnam to interview them. In November I received a strictly confidential mail with strict instructions from PEN Netherlands.The organization is part of PEN (...)

Viet Tan in the News

Russian-financed search engine in Vietnam sends politically sensitive searches Google’s way

(Associated Press) - May 16, 2013 HANOI, Vietnam — A Russian-financed search engine seeking to challenge Google’s dominance in Vietnam is redirecting queries for some politically sensitive terms to the American company’s website, apparently as a way of avoiding government anger or legal liability for sending surfers (...)