Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 11/2017 – Week of May 8-14

Greetings from The 88 Project! We are bringing to you news and analysis regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of May 8 to 14. We have updates on female activists Trần Thị Nga and Nguyễn Ngọc Như Quỳnh who both are being held in pre-trial detention. There are reports on environmental activists and Catholic priests who are being targeted for their leading roles in environmental protests in Central Vietnam. And please don’t miss the analysis by professor John Gillespie and the interview with Quyên Lưu that shed light on the role of social media in political and social activism in Vietnam.

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