Tag: prisoners of conscience

In the Midst of a Global Pandemic, Families of Prisoners of Conscience Call for their Immediate Release

The following is a joint letter from the families of prisoners of conscience asking for their immediate release from Vietnamese…

Announcement of the 2018 Le Dinh Luong Human Rights Award Recipient

Viet Tan is pleased to announce Tran Thi Nga as the recipient of the inaugural Le Dinh Luong Human Rights…

Rights Groups Launch Website on Vietnamese Political Prisoners

Viet Tan, Lawyers Rights Watch Canada, Reporters Without Borders have launched an interactive, online database of Vietnamese political prisoners. Stopthecrackdown.com…

Vietnamese journalist Dang Xuan Dieu released from prison

January 13, 2017 Bangkok, January 13, 2017 - The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release from prison of Vietnamese…

Democracy Activist Đặng Xuân Diệu Released and Exiled to France

January 13, 2017 By Quyên Ngô (Loa) - Web Exclusive Vietnamese authorities released and promptly exiled a blogger and democracy…

Vietnamese democracy activist Dang Xuan Dieu released from prison

One of Vietnam’s most prominent political prisoners was released and exiled after almost six years of arbitrary detention and harsh…

Court Upholds Sentence for Vietnamese Democracy Activist

December 28, 2016 By Đôn Lê (Loa) - Web Exclusive A court in Nha Trang has upheld the sentence of…

Political Prisoner Confronted With Difficult Choice

By Mây Trần February 8, 2016 Early this year, Trần Thanh Tuấn visited An Phước prison in Bình Dương province…

Denied medical treatment unless she “confesses”

December 11, 2015 URGENT ACTION | Index number: ASA 41/3052/2015 Prisoner of conscience Tran Thi Thuy, currently serving an eight…

Vietnam’s youngest political prisoner sentenced to 4.5 years prison

November 27, 2015 A fifteen year old boy has become Vietnam’s youngest political prisoner. Nguyen Mai Trung Tuan was sentenced…