Viet Tan challenges communist Vietnam’s arbitrary detention of seven democracy and land rights activists
June 9, 2011 In a petition filed today to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Viet Tan urged the UN human rights body
June 9, 2011 In a petition filed today to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Viet Tan urged the UN human rights body
May 30, 2011 Viet Tan strongly condemns today’s travesty of justice in Ben Tre, Vietnam. The pre-determined sentencing of seven land rights and democracy activists
May 25, 2011 Just days before a major political trial, Vietnamese authorities continue to deny defense lawyers copies of basic documents relating to the case
May 20, 2011 In one of the largest political trials in Vietnam to date, communist authorities will try seven land rights and religious freedom advocates
April 20, 2011 Vi Duc Hoi, a former Vietnamese Communist Party member serving an 8 year prison sentence, will have his case presented before an
April 4, 2011 As widely expected, Vietnamese authorities today convicted legal scholar Cu Huy Ha Vu for “propaganda against the socialist state” in a closed
April 1, 2011 Five months after arresting legal scholar Cu Huy Ha Vu for an alleged “improper relationship” with a woman, Vietnamese authorities will bring
March 24, 2011 Jennifer Truong was released today, following 10 days of detention by the Vietnamese communist authorities. She was detained on March 14, following
March 23, 2011 Nguyen Quang Khanh (Khanh Q. Nguyen) was released today following nine days of detention by the Vietnamese communist authorities. He was arrested
March 21, 2011 Nguyen Ly Trong returned to the United States today after being held for a week in Vietnam. Two other Vietnamese-American democracy activists,
March 16, 2011 At 8am on March 14, 2011, members of Viet Tan participated in a peaceful demonstration for aggrieved citizens in front of the
February 28, 2011 After decades of living through repression and injustice, the peoples of Tunisia and Egypt have courageously risen up to end the dictatorships