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December 10, 2008
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Vietnamese activists still in prison for asserting nation’s claims
Viet Tan
December 10, 2008
December 10, 2008 Three months after their arrests, at least eight Vietnamese democracy activists continue to be held without formal charges for protesting government policies
Vietnam court convicts Catholics in land dispute
AP
December 9, 2008
December 8, 2008 HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Vietnamese court convicted eight Catholics on Monday on charges of disturbing public order and damaging property during
No sign that jailed blogger Dieu Cay will get fair appeal
Reporters Without Borders
December 4, 2008
December 3, 2008 Reporters Without Borders calls on the Vietnamese authorities to stop manipulating the legal proceedings against blogger and human rights activist Nguyen Hoang
Vietnam halts election project
The Straits Times
November 30, 2008
November 15, 2008 HANOI – COMMUNIST Vietnam’s legislature on Saturday put the brakes on a trial plan to allow direct local elections next year, in
Doan Huy Chuong
Labor organizer
November 30, 2008
Birth date: 1985 Activity: Labor organizer Date of arrest: February 13, 2010 Sentence: Sentenced to 7 years imprisonment on October 27, 2010 Charge: Disrupting security
The Church in Vietnam Isn’t Afraid
Chiesa - Repubblica
November 29, 2008
October 28, 2008 Because it sees the Catholic Church as a place of the freedom desired by all, the Regime in Vietnam is oppressing it.
Nguyen Binh Thanh
Electrician
November 18, 2008
Birth date: 1955 Activity: Land rights activist, merchant Date of arrest: February 2007 Sentence: Sentenced to 5 years imprisonment followed by 2 years house arrest
Sanchez Calls for Release of Vietnamese Internet Activists
November 18, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Loretta Sanchez (D-California), Co-founder of the Caucus on Vietnam issued the following letter to Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung calling
Democracy in Vietnam Takes Step Back
Voice of America
November 17, 2008
17 November 2008 Vietnamese watched the U.S. elections on November 4 with fascination and enthusiasm. But their attitudes toward introducing more democracy in Vietnam are
Open letter regarding the sovereignty dispute in the South China Sea
South East Asian Sea Foundation
November 17, 2008
An open letter to the citizens and governments of the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Vietnam regarding the sovereignty dispute in the South China Sea
Nguyen Van Hai
Blogger
November 16, 2008
Birth date: September 23, 1952 Activity: Blogger Date of arrest: April 19, 2008 Sentence: Sentenced to 2.5 years imprisonment on September 10, 2008; detention period
