Month: August 2015

Catholic Youth Activists Released After 4-Year Sentences in Vietnam

August 27, 2015 Two Catholic youth activists released from prison this week after serving four years on charges of attempting…

Hell Behind Prison Walls

17 Aug 2015 A Look Inside - Hell Behind Prison Walls “On the road of life, There are times when…

Vietnamese Rapper Nah’s Not-So-Veiled Regime Critique

By Helen Clark August 07, 2015 A rapper takes a verbal sledgehammer to life and the authorities in his native…

Two Catholic Activists Released From Prison

Two of the 14 defendants in the group of Vietnamese Catholic youth charged under “attempting to overthrow the government” in…

Vietnamese Court Releases Mekong Delta Land Rights Activist

August 10, 2015 Vietnamese authorities released a land activist from prison on Monday, where he was serving a five-year sentence…

Australian MP Bernie Ripoll raises concern about three Vietnamese activists to Australian Foreign Minister

Australian Member of Parliament Bernie Ripoll wrote a letter to Foreign Minister Julie Bishop raises concern of three detained activists…

How Hanoi Buys Influence in Washington, D.C.

August 4, 2015 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Hanoi this Thursday for a two-day visit. Expect much…

Ian Britza demands Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to release Three Prisoners of Conscience

In an open letter to Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Ian M Britza, MLA, requested the release of the…