Month: July 2008

Activists hang pro-democracy banner to protest Vietnamese government

July 28, 2008 Hanoi - A banner denouncing corruption, inflation, the expropriation of Vietnamese territories by the Chinese government, and…

Eight Vietnamese Writers Receive Prestigious Human Rights Prize

July 22, 2008 Writers Banned, Censored, Harassed, and Jailed (New York, July 22, 2008) – Eight Vietnamese writers are among…

Open letter to the UN Security Council

30 political and mass organizations inside and outside Vietnam send complaint to the United Nations Security Council about China’s aggressive…

Vietnamese Democracy Activists Subjected to Brutal Physical Assaults

June 28, 2008 When we heard that Vi Duc Hoi’s mother was sick (liver cancer), Pham Van Troi and I…

Say a prayer for Vietnam

July 11, 2008 WASHINGTON - Days after taking up the presidency of the United Nations Security Council in a long-sought…

Thousands mourn Vietnam’s top dissident Buddhist monk

July 11, 2008 HANOI (AFP) — Thousands of followers on Friday mourned the death of Vietnam’s top dissident Buddhist monk…

Australian Member of Parliament Bernie Ripoll Extends Condolences to Venerable Thich Quang Do

Australian Member of Parliament Bernie Ripoll Extends Condolences to Venerable Thich Quang Do

AI: Supreme Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang, a life committed to human rights

July 10, 2008 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Public Statement AI Index No. ASA 41/002/2008 Date: 10 July 2008 Viet Nam: Supreme Patriarch…

Australian Member of Parliament Luke Simpkins Extends Condolences to Venerable Thich Quang Do

July 9, 2008 Australian Member of Parliament Luke Simpkins Extends Condolences to Venerable Thich Quang Do

US Members of Congress Ed Royce, Chris Smith, and Frank Wolf Express Condolences to the United Buddhist Church of Vietnam

July 9, 2008 US Members of Congress Ed Royce, Chris Smith, and Frank Wolf Express Condolences to the United Buddhist…

Leadership Council for Human Rights Urges Vietnam to Respect Religious Freedom

July 9, 2008 Leadership Council for Human Rights Urges Vietnam to Respect Religious Freedom

Radio New Horizon interviews Nguyen Tri Dung about the arrest of freelance journalist Dieu Cay

June 11, 2008 Hoang Ha: Good morning, our audience. Today, we will meet a young student, Nguyen Tri Dung, the…