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
(New York, October 13, 2009) – Six Vietnamese writers are among a diverse group of 37 writers from 19 countries to receive the prestigious Hellman/Hammett
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,
October 8, 2009 Hanoi – A Hanoi court sentenced a democracy activist Thursday to four years in prison and four years of probation for writings
September 30, 2009 The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Secretary Clinton:
September 25, 2009 His Excellency Nguyen Minh Triet President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam C/o the Permanent Mission of Vietnam 866 United Nations Plaza,
PUBLIC STATEMENT 24 September 2009 Today, at least seven peaceful critics of government policies are awaiting trial in Viet Nam. They face charges for posting
September 24, 2009 Mr. President, Today’s final Outcome Report for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Vietnam raises serious doubts about Vietnam’s commitment to human
14th September 2009 Mr Nguyen Minh Triet c/o Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 6 Timbarra Cresent O’MALLEY ACT 2606 Dear Mr Nguyen, My
By Ian Timberlake (AFP) – September 4, 2009 HANOI — Three online writers in Vietnam who touched on the sensitive topic of China relations have
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PROOF Main Committee PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS Religious Freedom and Democracy in Vietnam SPEECH Monday, 17 August 2009 BY AUTHORITY OF THE HOUSE
June 24, 2009 Since last September there have been four protesters arrested according to Article 88 of the Penal Code. They are Nguyen Xuan Nghia,
