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Six Vietnamese Activists Sentenced to Sixty Six Years in Prison

Published April 5, 2018 By Kathy Triệu - Web Exclusive Six Vietnamese activists were sentenced between seven to fifteen years…

Six Human Rights Defenders to be Tried in Hanoi

April 3, 2018 Vietnamese authorities must immediately and unconditionally release six human rights defenders who are due for trial in…

Viet Nam: UN rights experts urge release of activists jailed for protesting toxic spill

GENEVA (23 February 2018) – UN human rights experts* have called for the release of individuals jailed for writing about…

Vietnam should respect the right of freedom of expression, says DROI Chair

I have learnt with dismay of the 7 year sentence against Mr. Nguyen Van Hoa for expressing his views on…

Meetings with Members of the European Parliament regarding the recent crackdown on human rights in Vietnam

Representatives of Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF), Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) and Viet Tan met with seven Members of the European…

The Vietnam Trump refuses to see

While the US leader is expected to focus on economics and eschew rights and democracy at meetings with communist leaders,…

#StopTheCrackdownVN: Letter to APEC leaders

The signatories to this letter represent many Vietnamese and international organizations advocating for freedom of expression. We respectfully request you…

Vietnam: Release All Political Prisoners

November 3, 2017 Over 100 Behind Bars with World Leaders to Attend APEC Summit (New York, November 3, 2017) –…

Australia’s Members of Parliament sign letter regarding dire human rights situation in Vietnam

More than 60 Members of Australian Parliament have signed a letter to the Australian Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of…

Vietnamese Blogger Phan Kim Khanh Given Six-Year Prison Term

October 25, 2017 Vietnamese democracy advocate and blogger Phan Kim Khanh was sentenced on Wednesday to six years in prison…

Stop the Crackdown in Vietnam

October 16, 2017 A coalition of Vietnamese and international human rights groups are coming together to Stop the Crackdown in…

Vietnam’s harsh summer: state launches largest crackdown on dissidents in years

September 26, 2017 Bennett Murray At least 11 activists have been arrested, charged or convicted over the past few months,…