The Swiss-Vietnam Committee (COSUNAM) sent an open letter to the Vietnamese Ambassador in Switzerland and called for the release of blogger and environmental activist Le
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Viet Tan Alert August 22 2018 A Vietnamese blogger and human rights defender was physically attacked and received death threats according to family reports. Tran
David Gilbert | August 17, 2018 A court in Vietnam Thursday sentenced an environmental campaigner to 20 years in jail for content posted to Facebook
A successful businessman turned community organizer and blogger, Le Dinh Luong was sentenced to 20 years followed by 5 years house arrest. He was convicted for “attempting to overthrow the state” in a sham trial lasting five hours in Nghe An province in central Vietnam.
Viet Tan Alert July 24 2018 Vietnamese authorities have set a trial date for blogger and community organizer Le Dinh Luong following a year of
With the upcoming trial of Vietnamese blogger and community organizer Le Dinh Luong on July 30, 2018, his wife Nguyen Thi Quy has written a
20 Members of Congress and Senators including Vietnam Caucus chairs Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) and Senator Marco Rubio have
Hanoi’s new cyber security move attacked as crackdown on free expression John Reed | July 17, 2018 A group of US Congress members has written to
A coalition of Vietnamese and international organizations made a submission to the UN for consideration of the 32nd session of the Universal Periodic Review in
June 12, 2018 Vietnam’s national assembly has approved new legislation aimed at further restricting citizens’ use of the internet, voting on Tuesday to require providers
June 10, 2018 Demonstrations target plans for special economic zones thought to favour Beijing John Reed, South-East Asia Correspondent Protesters took to the streets in
