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Trial ‘Imminent’ for 11 Detained Activists

April 12, 2012 Gathering the group in Hanoi suggests Vietnam may prosecute the long-held detainees. Eleven Vietnamese activists who have been languishing in jail without

Vietnam Drafts New Online Censorship Rules

April 11, 2012 Internet giants like Google and Facebook may have to cooperate with government censors Google, Facebook, and other Internet companies may be required

“Blogging While Vietnamese”

Vietnam Cracks Down On The Internet And Free Expression February 22, 2012 Dieu Cay knows the risks and rewards of being a blogger in Vietnam.

Vietnamese Government urged to release bloggers

The Media Legal Defence Initiative, together with eight other human rights organisations, today sent an open letter to the Vietnamese Government calling for the immediate

US committee passes bill on Vietnam rights

March 7, 2012 WASHINGTON — A US congressional committee on Wednesday approved a bill to restrict assistance to Vietnam unless the communist nation makes progress

Vietnam: Systematic Crackdown on Human Rights

January 23, 2012 No Country for Rights Defenders and Activists (New York) ­– The Vietnam government intensified its repression of activists and dissidents during 2011,