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Vietnam mining project sparks protests

(Al Jazeera) - A massive mining project in central Vietnam has created one of the biggest civil protest movements the country has ever seen. Domestic media outlets are banned from reporting on the proposed Bauxite mine, which critics say threatens major environmental damage, for little economic benefit. But (...) (14/12/2009)


Government attacks boost democracy movement

(Graham Cooke (Online Opinion)) - Do Hoang Diem knows the exact date when the Viet Tan democracy movement that he leads came of age. “It was 29 March 2007,” he said. “Viet Tan was established in the early 1980s, but for more than two decades the Vietnamese Government just ignored us. “Then on that date out of nowhere an article (...) (11/11/2009)


Viet Tan holds talks with Australian parliamentarians

(Viet Tan) - The purpose of the meetings was to campaign for Internet Freedom in Vietnam and to gain additional support for democracy activists currently imprisoned by the Hanoi Government. Viet Tan presented information on the persecuted activists in a booklet titled “Voices of (...) (4/11/2009)


Briefing on internet freedom in Vietnam

(Congressional Vietnam Caucus) - To most of the world, the Internet is an amazing medium to share information, promote social and economic development, and bring people together. However, the government of Vietnam sees this open source of communication as a threat. As a result the Government of Vietnam has taken numerous (...) (12/10/2009)


Digital Activism : A Tool for Change in Vietnam

Using the internet and social media, activists in Iran, Moldova and around the world are challenging authoritarian regimes and realizing social change. In Vietnam, a blogger movement is sparking public debate and mobilizing civic participation. How can we contribute to achieving social justice (...) (21/09/2009)


Vietnamese Democracy Advocates Look for Congressional Support

(CNS News) - Friday, July 31, 2009 By Patrick Goodenough, International Editor (CNSNews.com) – Vietnamese-American activists and members of Congress Thursday issued fresh calls for U.S. lawmakers to support legislation promoting human rights and democracy in the communist-ruled nation. Critics say (...) (31/07/2009)


Prominent lawyer jailed in Vietnam

(ABC Radio Australia) - The 41 year old lawyer from Ho Chi Minh City is well known for defending a number of Vietnam’s pro-democracy activists in recent years. His crime, according to police, is to have written a new constitution for Vietnam. Police say they will charge him under Vietnam’s Criminal Code for distributing (...) (16/06/2009)


Vietnam’s Crackdown on Bloggers Prompts Appeal From U.S. Lawmakers

(CNSNews.com) - Five months after Internet giants Google, Microsoft and Yahoo pledged to uphold privacy and freedom of expression when operating in repressive environments, a group of U.S. lawmakers is urging them to resist pressure from Vietnam’s communist (...) (3/04/2009)


Vietnam: dissident groups denounce several arrests

(AFP) - Two opposition parties, banned in Vietnam, denounced Thursday the arrests of "pro-democracy activists" in the communist country at the height of tense protests from Catholics. According to the People’s Democratic Party and Viet Tan, based in California and Hanoi, the police have arrested at (...) (17/09/2008)


Amid pressure at home, Arroyo, Vietnam PM to meet Bush

(AFP) - 06/22/2008 WASHINGTON — Facing political and economic pressures at home, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Vietnamese Premier Nguyen Tan Dung travel to Washington this week for talks with US President George W. Bush. The visit by Arroyo, a US ally in the "war on terror," is (...) (24/06/2008)