Month: March 2011

U.S. Congressmen urge Vietnamese Prime Minister to release land rights activists

March 24, 2011 His Excellency Nguyen Tan Dung Prime Minister of Vietnam c/o Embassy of Vietnam 1233 20th Street, NW…

US Citizens Released Following Protest

March 24, 2011 Authorities in Vietnam expel three activists who joined demonstrations against graft. Vietnam has deported three Vietnamese-American members…

Hanoi government releases third detained Viet Tan member, still detains others

March 24, 2011 Jennifer Truong was released today, following 10 days of detention by the Vietnamese communist authorities. She was…

Vietnam releases last of three detained US activists

March 24, 2011 Hanoi - The Vietnamese government on Thursday said it had released the last two of three US…

Vietnam frees another US citizen, opposition says

March 24, 2011 HANOI — Vietnam has freed the second of three United States citizens arrested during a peaceful protest,…

Hanoi government releases activist Nguyen Quang Khanh

March 23, 2011 Nguyen Quang Khanh (Khanh Q. Nguyen) was released today following nine days of detention by the Vietnamese…

Orange County activist detained in Vietnam

By DEEPA BHARATH March 22, 2011 Jennifer Truong, a Fountain Valley resident, was arrested by authorities in Ho Chi Minh…

Activist group says 2 Americans detained, 1 released after protest in Vietnam

March 22, 2011 HANOI, Vietnam — A U.S.-based pro-democracy group says two Vietnamese-Americans have been detained in Vietnam and another…

Activist Nguyen Ly Trong released by Hanoi government

March 21, 2011 Nguyen Ly Trong returned to the United States today after being held for a week in Vietnam.…

Rob Oliphant Meets with United States Members of Congress to Discuss Mutual Concern over Human Rights in Vietnam

March 16, 2011 OTTAWA – Rob Oliphant, Member of Parliament for Don Valley West and Liberal Party Multiculturalism Critic, travelled…

Scientific organization supports mathematician Pham Minh Hoang

17 Mar, 2011 The Committee of Concerned Scientists wrote a letter to the government of Vietnam, protesting the arrest of…

Vietnam arrests members of banned pro-democracy group after protest

March 16, 2011 Hanoi - Vietnamese authorities have arrested three members of a banned pro-democracy group for joining a peaceful…