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.
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
July 5, 2017 By Nathalie Nhụy Nguyễn 1. Blogger Mother Mushroom Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison Prominent blogger Nguyễn Ngọc Như Quỳnh, known by
A coalition of Taiwanese civil society organisations published a statement to mark the one year anniversary of the Formosa environmental disaster calling for increased transparency
June 3, 2017 A Catholic priest and his parishioners continue to be harassed and intimidated by local authorities and thugs from Nghe An Province in
April 11, 2017 This article by Đôn Lê is from Loa, a news website and online radio project of Viet Tan that broadcasts stories about
April 6, 2017 Protests were held at several places along Vietnam’s coast on Thursday, a year after the country’s worst environmental disaster was caused by
February 14, 2017 Vietnamese authorities appear to be systematically cracking down on activists, as environmentalists and others have been attacked by security forces and thugs
February 14, 2017 Police in Vietnam stopped hundreds of protesters on Tuesday from marching to present compensation claims against a steel plant over a toxic
November 25, 2016 Australian Federal Member of Parliament Chris Hayes discussed the arrest of blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai
October 31, 2016 By Quyên Ngô After months of coping with the fallout from the fish crisis, October brought no good news to the central
