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…
February 24, 2018
Tag: Formosa
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…
November 29, 2017
’We are jobless because of fish poisoning’: Vietnamese fishermen battle for justice
August 14, 2017 A year after Vietnam’s worst environmental disaster, lives remain ruined while the government cracks down on protesters…
August 15, 2017
Việt Nam News Roundup
July 5, 2017 By Nathalie Nhụy Nguyễn 1. Blogger Mother Mushroom Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison Prominent blogger Nguyễn…
July 12, 2017
Taiwanese organisations mark one year since Formosa disaster
A coalition of Taiwanese civil society organisations published a statement to mark the one year anniversary of the Formosa environmental…
July 1, 2017
Ongoing Harassment of Vietnamese Catholic Priest
June 3, 2017 A Catholic priest and his parishioners continue to be harassed and intimidated by local authorities and thugs…
June 3, 2017
Vietnamese Continue to Demand Justice a Year After Toxic Waste Spill That Caused Massive Fish Kill
April 11, 2017 This article by Đôn Lê is from Loa, a news website and online radio project of Viet…
April 11, 2017
Vietnamese protest one year after Formosa spill disaster
April 6, 2017 Protests were held at several places along Vietnam’s coast on Thursday, a year after the country’s worst…
April 11, 2017
Vietnamese Authorities Send in the ‘Thugs’ to Beat Activists
February 14, 2017 Vietnamese authorities appear to be systematically cracking down on activists, as environmentalists and others have been attacked…
February 14, 2017
Vietnam police stop fishermen marching to make claims at steel firm
February 14, 2017 Police in Vietnam stopped hundreds of protesters on Tuesday from marching to present compensation claims against a…
February 14, 2017
Australian Representative Speaks Up in Parliament Regarding Vietnam’s Prisoners of Conscience
November 25, 2016 Australian Federal Member of Parliament Chris Hayes discussed the arrest of blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, human…
November 25, 2016
Five News Stories to Know for October
October 31, 2016 By Quyên Ngô After months of coping with the fallout from the fish crisis, October brought no…
November 1, 2016