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Six Human Rights Defenders to be Tried in Hanoi
April 3, 2018 Vietnamese authorities must immediately and unconditionally release six human rights defenders who are due for trial in Hanoi on April 5, 2018. The six activists are members of the Brotherhood for Democracy, [...]
Hanoi government to criminalize democracy promotion in trial of prominent activists
March 29, 2018 Viet Tan strongly condemns the arbitrary charges by the Vietnamese authorities against leaders of the Brotherhood of Democracy (BFD), a pillar of the Vietnamese democracy movement. After over two years of arbitrary [...]
Rights Groups Welcome EU Resolution, Call for Release of Vietnamese Human Rights Lawyer Nguyen Van Dai
International human rights organisations welcome the European Parliament’s decision to pass a resolution addressing the ongoing crackdown on freedom of expression in Vietnam...
Meetings with Members of the European Parliament regarding the recent crackdown on human rights in Vietnam
Representatives of Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF), Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) and Viet Tan met with seven Members of the European Parliament...
#StopTheCrackdownVN: Letter to APEC leaders
The signatories to this letter represent many Vietnamese and international organizations advocating for freedom of expression. We respectfully request you to urge the Vietnamese authorities to stop the crackdown...
Stop the Crackdown in Vietnam
October 16, 2017 A coalition of Vietnamese and international human rights groups are coming together to Stop the Crackdown in Vietnam - Ngưng Ngay Đàn Áp. Vietnam is in the midst of an unprecedented political [...]
Vietnamese Human Rights Defender Sentenced in Sham Trial
September 18, 2017 A kangaroo court today sentenced Vietnamese human rights defender and blogger Nguyen Van Oai to five years prison followed by four years house arrest. In a four hour trial, 36-year old Nguyen [...]
Viet Tan leader the victim of acid attack perpetrated by Vietnamese security agents
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2017 Contact: Duy Hoang +1 202 596 7951 Washington, DC — Vietnamese security agents attacked four activists of Vietnamese origin, including a senior member of Viet Tan, in Phnom Penh, [...]
Democracy activist Pham Minh Hoang exiled from Vietnam
June 24, 2017 Viet Tan condemns the Vietnamese government’s exiling of Pham Minh Hoang. A blogger and former university lecturer, Pham Minh Hoang was stripped of his Vietnamese citizenship and placed on a plane late [...]
Vietnamese blogger Pham Minh Hoang abducted by authorities, may face exile
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 2017 Prominent blogger and former university lecturer Pham Minh Hoang was taken by authorities on Friday evening in Saigon. According to his wife, police entered his home, initially refused to [...]
Human Rights and Digital Security Groups Call for Release of Video Journalist Nguyen Van Hoa
May 3, 2017 On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, Vietnamese authorities must immediately release Nguyen Van Hoa, a video-journalist who has been detained since January. Mr. Hoa is a digital security trainer, citizen [...]
Vietnamese democracy activist Dang Xuan Dieu released from prison
January 13, 2017 Contact: Duy Hoang +1.202.596.7951 One of Vietnam’s most prominent political prisoners was released and exiled after almost six years of arbitrary detention and harsh treatment. Dang Xuan Dieu arrived in Paris today [...]