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Hanoi should reverse conviction of prominent dissident and stop criminalizing peaceful expression

(Viet Tan) - April 20, 2011 Vi Duc Hoi, a former Vietnamese Communist Party member serving an 8 year prison sentence, will have his case presented before an appeals court in Lang Son province on April 26, 2011. Convicted for "propaganda against the socialist state" in January, he should be released (...) (20/04/2011)


Hanoi regime convicts Vietnamese legal scholar in show trial, detains citizens for attending the proceedings

(Viet Tan) - April 4, 2011 As widely expected, Vietnamese authorities today convicted legal scholar Cu Huy Ha Vu for "propaganda against the socialist state" in a closed trial lasting just several hours. The pre-determined seven year prison sentence followed by three years probation typifies the Hanoi (...) (5/04/2011)


On the trial of Cu Huy Ha Vu

(Viet Tan) - April 1, 2011 Five months after arresting legal scholar Cu Huy Ha Vu for an alleged "improper relationship" with a woman, Vietnamese authorities will bring Mr. Ha Vu to trial on April 4 on the political charge of "possessing documents opposing the socialist state." Authorities have announced (...) (2/04/2011)


Hanoi government releases third detained Viet Tan member, still detains others

(Viet Tan) - Jennifer Truong was released today, following 10 days of detention by the Vietnamese communist authorities. She was detained on March 14, following a peaceful demonstration in Saigon against government corruption. Prior to her detention, she reported on the protest in interviews with (...) (24/03/2011)


Hanoi government releases activist Nguyen Quang Khanh

(Viet Tan) - March 23, 2011 Nguyen Quang Khanh (Khanh Q. Nguyen) was released today following nine days of detention by the Vietnamese communist authorities. He was arrested while attending a peaceful demonstration in Saigon on March 14. Of the activists arrested, only Viet Tan member Jennifer Truong (...) (23/03/2011)


Activist Nguyen Ly Trong released by Hanoi government

(Viet Tan) - March 21, 2011 Nguyen Ly Trong returned to the United States today after being held for a week in Vietnam. Two other Vietnamese-American democracy activists, Jennifer Truong and Nguyen Quang Khanh, remain under detention. All three are members of Viet Tan and attended a peaceful demonstration (...) (22/03/2011)


Viet Tan members detained at peaceful protest in Saigon

(Viet Tan) - At 8am on March 14, 2011, members of Viet Tan participated in a peaceful demonstration for aggrieved citizens in front of the government office at 210 Vo Thi Sau Street in Saigon. By 10am, the number of protesters had increased into the hundreds, including people from Saigon and outlying (...) (16/03/2011)


The Democratic Wave from North Africa to Vietnam

(Viet Tan) - After decades of living through repression and injustice, the peoples of Tunisia and Egypt have courageously risen up to end the dictatorships of Ben Ali and Mubarak. These victories have derived from popular aspirations, through the power of the people and from nonviolent (...) (1/03/2011)


Statement on the 11th Congress of the Vietnamese Communist Party

(Viet Tan) - January 19, 2011 The Vietnamese Communist Party concluded its 11th Congress today, conferring to itself monopoly power over the nation irrespective of the consequences to the people. The communist leadership’s rejection of pluralism in the 21st century confirms the regime’s status as a political (...) (19/01/2011)


Vietnam’s sovereignty can’t be dealt in secret with China

(Viet Tan) - December 17, 2010 According to the South China Morning Post, communist Vietnam has confirmed secret talks with China regarding maritime disputes in the South China Sea (also known as East Sea) and in particular the Paracel and Spratly Islands. The SCMP article published on December 12 contains (...) (18/12/2010)