HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnamese human rights activists and independent media groups have written to Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Inc’s chief executive, questioning whether the social media
Published April 5, 2018 By Kathy Triệu – Web Exclusive Six Vietnamese activists were sentenced between seven to fifteen years in prison on charges of
The Swiss-Vietnam Committee (COSUNAM) sent an open letter to the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) calling on Swiss officials to closely monitor the
GENEVA (23 February 2018) – UN human rights experts* have called for the release of individuals jailed for writing about and reacting to a discharge
I have learnt with dismay of the 7 year sentence against Mr. Nguyen Van Hoa for expressing his views on this environmental disaster, which caused a very serious problem for the livelihood of fishermen in the Ha Tinh province.
November 3, 2017 Over 100 Behind Bars with World Leaders to Attend APEC Summit (New York, November 3, 2017) – The Vietnamese government should immediately
More than 60 Members of Australian Parliament have signed a letter to the Australian Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam regarding the dire human
October 25, 2017 Vietnamese democracy advocate and blogger Phan Kim Khanh was sentenced on Wednesday to six years in prison by a court in northeastern
September 26, 2017 Bennett Murray At least 11 activists have been arrested, charged or convicted over the past few months, while another was stripped of
August 25, 2017 Chief of state’s month out of public eye churns political rumor mill ATSUSHI TOMIYAMA, Nikkei staff writer HANOI — Vietnamese President Tran
August 14, 2017 A year after Vietnam’s worst environmental disaster, lives remain ruined while the government cracks down on protesters seeking compensation. “We used to
August 15, 2017 Vietnamese authorities have set the trial date for blogger and human rights defender Nguyen Van Oai. Local authorities notified Oai’s defense lawyer,
