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VIETNAM: Dissident writers sentenced

RAPID ACTION NETWORK 14 October 2009 RAN 52/09 VIETNAM: Dissident writers sentenced. The Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of International PEN is outraged by the

Activists condemn latest Hanoi sentences

October 12, 2009 HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, (UPI) — Democracy groups have condemned the latest sentencing of activists by Hanoi’s mostly closed-session “kangaroo” courts,

Briefing on internet freedom in Vietnam

When: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 11:30-12:30 PM Where: 121 Cannon House Office Building Dear Colleague: Please join us for a briefing with leading experts on

Freedom of Speech Outlawed in Vietnam

October 9, 2009 The Hanoi regime sentenced nine Vietnamese democracy activists to prison for publicly espousing democracy and asserting Vietnamese territorial claims in the Eastern