Month: September 2009

US Representative Ed Royce calls for release of democracy activists

September 23, 2009 President Nguyen Minh Triet Socialist Republic of Vietnam Office of the State 1 Bach Thao Hanoi, Vietnam…

Nguyen Van Tuc

Birth date: 1964 Activity: Farmer, poet Date of arrest: September 10, 2008 Sentence: Sentenced to 4 years imprisonment followed by…

Vietnam’s Triet urged to fulfill promises on reform

September 25, 2009 His Excellency Nguyen Minh Triet President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam C/o the Permanent Mission of…

Viet Nam should release peaceful critics

PUBLIC STATEMENT 24 September 2009 Today, at least seven peaceful critics of government policies are awaiting trial in Viet Nam.…

Relatives of jailed Vietnam dissidents appeal to UN

HANOI, Sept 24, 2009 (AFP) - Relatives of Vietnamese dissidents facing imminent trial on Thursday urged UN chief Ban Ki-moon…

Ten Swiss leaders speak out for Vietnamese dissidents

On the initiative of Viet Tan Vietnam Reform Party www.viettan.org/fr europe@viettan.org Geneva, September 21, 2009 To : Mr. Nguyen Minh…

Human Rights Watch Statement on UPR Outcome Report of Vietnam

September 24, 2009 Mr. President, Today’s final Outcome Report for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Vietnam raises serious doubts…

An appeal to the United Nations to address human rights abuses

The latest news from Vietnam is that authorities have cancelled all three political trials scheduled for later this week in…

Hanoi Postpones An Inconvenient Trial

September 22, 2009 According to family sources, six Vietnamese democracy activists will not be tried as scheduled on September 24,…

An Inconvenient Man

by Greg Rushford posted on September 21, 2009 Vietnam attracted an impressive $8 billion in foreign direct investments last year,…

Australian MP Bernie Ripoll demands a fair trial for activists

The Honourable Stephen Smith MP Minister for Foreign Affairs House of Representatives PO Box 6022 Parliament House Canberra QLD 2600…

Vietnamese Prime Minister’s Decision 97

A new decree, called Decision 97, from the prime minister came into effect on September 15, 2009 limiting scientific and…