Tag: trial

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…

Swiss-Vietnam Committee calls on Switzerland to monitor Brotherhood for Democracy Trial

The Swiss-Vietnam Committee (COSUNAM) sent an open letter to the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) calling on Swiss…

Hanoi government to criminalize democracy promotion in trial of prominent activists

March 29, 2018 Viet Tan strongly condemns the arbitrary charges by the Vietnamese authorities against leaders of the Brotherhood of…

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…

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…

Vietnam Jails Prominent Blogger For Five Years

September 19, 2017 A court in northern-central Vietnam’s Nghe An province on Monday sentenced prominent blogger and former political prisoner…

Vietnamese Human Rights Defender Sentenced in Sham Trial

September 18, 2017 A kangaroo court today sentenced Vietnamese human rights defender and blogger Nguyen Van Oai to five years…

Trial Set for Vietnamese Human Rights Defender Nguyen Van Oai

August 15, 2017 Vietnamese authorities have set the trial date for blogger and human rights defender Nguyen Van Oai. Local…

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…

Hà Nội Upholds Jail Sentence for Land Rights Activist

November 30, 2016 By Don Lê A prominent Vietnamese land rights activist, 54-year-old Cấn Thị Thêu, has had her sentence…

Viet Nam: Conviction of youth activists highlights authorities’ retrograde attitude to human rights

August 27, 2016 Index number: ASA 41/4725/2016 The convictions of two young men - Nguyễn Hữu Quốc Duy and Nguyễn…