February 21, 2012 Land disputes are crowded with environmentalists, farmers and greedy developers who work hand in glove with local politicians. Clashes have persistently tested
January 16, 2012 After being unjustly imprisoned for 17 months, renowned blogger and mathematics lecturer Pham Minh Hoang has returned to his family in Saigon.
January 12, 2012 The latest tactic for sweeping domestic critics under the carpet. Hanoi purports to want closer relations with Washington as a counterbalance to
Speech at the Asia Democracy Conference by Ly Thai Hung, General Secretary of Viet Tan Tokyo – November 26, 2011 Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen,
November 29, 2011 In a victory for freedom of association in Vietnam, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has released an opinion finding
Update on October 14, 2011: Professor Pham Minh Hoang’s appeals trial, announced only three days before the scheduled date, has been postponed. No reason was
Invited to the Sixth Dublin Platform for Human Rights Defenders by Front Line, human rights lawyer Huynh Van Dong found himself barred from leaving Vietnam.
On September 21-22, 2011 as world leaders gather at United Nations Headquarters to open the 66th Session of the General Assembly, an international coalition of
August 22, 2011 Beginning on August 13, hackers launched a sustained attack against www.viettan.org. A network of compromised computers, or botnet, consisting of 77,000 internet
August 17, 2011 Four imprisoned democracy and land rights activists will appear before an Appeals Court in Ben Tre province, Vietnam on August 18, 2011.
July 27, 2011 According to Vietnamese state media, Pham Minh Hoang will be brought to trial on August 10, 2011 in Saigon on charges of
In the course of practicing law, I discovered a painful truth that I once wanted to leave the attorney profession. The Laws of Vietnam are
