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The 88 Project, February 12, 2018: On February 12, 2018, three days before the traditional New Year, Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh’s mother came to visit her in Khanh Hoa province prison, only to learn that her daughter had already been transferred to Prison No. 5 in Thanh Hoa province, more than a thousand kilometers away […]
Defend the Defenders, June 19, 2017: The People’s Court in Vietnam’s central province of Khanh Hoa will not allow Ms. Nguyen Thi Tuyet Lan to attend the upcoming open trial of her daughter Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, a prominent human rights defender and well-known government critic under penname of Me Nam or Mother Mushroom. The deny […]
The 88 Project, June 8, 2017: Eight months after blogger and human rights defender Nguyễn Ngọc Như Quỳnh was arrested, the investigation period seems to have concluded and a trial should take place soon. Yesterday, lawyer Nguyễn Khả Thành’s office received a hand-written letter by Nguyễn Ngọc Như Quỳnh, dated June 2, 2017, in which […]
The 88 Project, April 20, 2017: It has been six months since blogger Nguyễn Ngọc Như Quỳnh – Mẹ Nấm was arrested. She has been held incommunicado at Sông Lô detention center in Khánh Hòa province. Her family and lawyers have not been able to see her. Her mother, Mrs. Nguyễn Tuyết Lan, has been […]
Prominent blogger Nguyễn Ngọc Như Quỳnh, aka Mẹ Nấm (“Mother Mushroom”) was arrested in Khanh Hoa, Vietnam on Oct. 10, 2016 under Article 88 for “propaganda against the State.” As a co-founder and coordinator of the Network of Vietnamese Bloggers and the 2015 Civil Rights Defender of the Year by Civil Rights Defenders, Mẹ Nấm […]
The 88 Project, January 10, 2017: It has been three months since blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh (aka Me Nam) was arrested. Her family has been able to send her food supply, but they have not been allowed to visit her. This letter was written by Mrs. Nguyen Tuyet Lan, Me Nam’s mother, before Christmas. […]
Blogger Trinh Kim Tien, HCM City, December 22, 2016: Before blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh was arrested for the crime of being a peaceful civil rights activist, she had often raised her voice to support Vietnamese prisoners of conscience and victims of injustice. Among them is Nguyen Huu Quoc Duy, whose appeal trial is going […]
The right to enjoy a clean environment and the right to speak up for it are protected by international law. In Vietnam, however, people who attempt to exercise these rights are harassed, intimidated, and jailed. Activist Cao Vinh Thinh, for example, has been kidnapped, interrogated and evicted for her efforts to combat climate change. Nguyen […]
Greetings from The 88 Project. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of January 17-23. Author and independent journalist Pham Doan Trang has won a prestigious human rights award, while an associate of hers was sent to prison for mailing her books. The CEO of an NGO […]
Greetings from The 88 Project! We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of April 26-May 2. Coming up on May 5, land rights activist Can Thi Theu and her son Trinh Ba Tu will be tried on charges of conducting “propaganda against the state.” We also […]