Month: April 2008

Outpouring of Patriotism in Hanoi and Saigon

News Brief #2 Outpouring of Patriotism in Hanoi and Saigon Consideration for Beijing by Communist Party and Government April 29,…

Vietnam detains anti-China activists before torch relay

April 29, 2008 HO CHI MINH CITY (AFP) — Police in Vietnam prevented major anti-Chinese rallies Tuesday with what activists…

Saigon on the Eve of the Olympic Torch Relay

News Brief #1 Saigon on the Eve of the Olympic Torch Relay On April 28, 2008, amidst preparations for the…

Viet Tan’s Trip for Human Rights and Democracy Continues in Norwegian Foreign Department and Nobel Peace Center

The human rights talks continue when a delegation of human rights organizations met with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’…

Vietnam jails three pro-democracy activists

Sunday, 27 April 2008 Vietnam has handed jail terms of up to five years to three pro-democracy activists who were…

Meeting with Norwegian Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs

April 23, 2008 Honorable Members of Parliament, First, I would like to thank you for inviting us here today. It…

Viet Tan Delegation Meets with Norwegian Government and International Human Rights organization

April 23, 2008 Amidst the international attention on the Olympic and Beijing’s human rights violations, Norway is having human rights…

Happy 2nd anniversary to Group 8406

On April 8, 2008, 118 Vietnamese dissidents signed a document titled “The Manifesto on Freedom and Democracy in Vietnam”. This…

Vietnam Released and Expelled Three Viet Tan Members

2008.04.10 Tra Mi, Radio Free Asia reporter On Saturday, the Vietnamese government released and expelled three Viet Tan members, among…

Vietnamese authorities free Nguyen Viet Trung

April 8, 2008 Vietnamese authorities free Nguyen Viet Trung while still detaining Nguyen Quoc Quan, Somsak Khunmi and Nguyen The…

Sanchez Legislation Calls on Vietnam to Release Imprisoned Signers of Bloc 8406 Manifesto and Urges Secretary of State to Add Vietnam as a Country of Particular Concern

April 9, 2008 Vietnamese citizens who signed the Manifesto on Freedom and Democracy for Vietnam have been imprisoned, detained and…

Vietnamese authorities release three Viet Tan members detained on humanitarian visit

April 5, 2008 Today, April 5th, communist authorities expelled from Vietnam three members of Viet Tan: Nguyen Thi Xuan Trang,…