Greetings from Project88. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam from Nov. 26-Dec 8. Nine people were sentenced to prison for “abusing democratic freedoms,” five of whom are Khmer Buddhist monks. And two Protestant leaders have reported they were shot under strange circumstances. In Vietnam, those who practice religion outside […]
Greetings from Project88. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam from Nov. 5-14. Commemorating the Day of the Imprisoned Writer, Project88 has published an updated list of the 26 bloggers and journalists currently in prison in Vietnam. See the data, here. The use of restrictive “tiger cage” cells […]
Authors, Bloggers, and Journalists Currently Imprisoned in Vietnam Name Date of Arrest Charge (Article) Sentence (Yrs) Bui Van Thuan 8/30/21 117 8 Duong Tuan Ngoc 7/15/23 331 7 Duong Van Thai 4/13/23 117 12 Le Chi Thanh 4/14/21 331 and 330 5 Le Huu Minh Tuan 6/12/20 117 11 Le Manh Ha 1/22/22 117 […]
Greetings from Project88. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam from Oct. 25- November 4. Since 2021, the Vietnamese authorities have imprisoned six leaders of the country’s climate change movement on false charges. These cases have been covered extensively by the international media, and international organizations have campaigned […]
Read our new advocacy brief– Fighting for a greener future: Environmental activists and movements in Vietnam. *** Greetings from Project88. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam from Oct. 14-24. Our new advocacy brief provides an overview of different environmental movements in Vietnam over the past decade, of the […]
Trinh Ba Tu and Bui Van Thuan Two political prisoners remain on a hunger strike at Prison No. 6 in Nghe An Province to protest being held in what they claim are inhumane and discriminatory conditions. Land rights advocate Trinh Ba Tu and democracy activist Bui Van Thuan, both serving eight years in prison each […]
Greetings from Project88. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam from Oct. 4-13. Members of the U.S. Congress have called on Secretary of State Blinken to demand that Thailand not extradite Ede activist Y Quynh Bdap to Vietnam. Blogger Duong Van Thai, who is believed to have been […]
Greetings from Project88. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam from Sept. 24-Oct. 3. One day before General Secretary To Lam met with U.S. President Joe Biden, Vietnam sentenced a Facebook user to eight years in prison. Days later, Thailand granted Vietnam’s request to extradite indigenous rights activist […]
Greetings from Project88. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam from Sept. 14-23. After a concerted advocacy campaign by Project88 and others, climate leader Hoang Thi Minh Hong is free. So is democracy activist and entrepreneur Tran Huynh Duy Thuc. Both were released on September 20, synchronized with […]
Greetings from Project88. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam from Sept. 1-13. Journalist Nguyen Vu Binh was sentenced to seven years in prison this week. And next week, another journalist, Phan Van Bach, faces trial; he is in dire health behind bars, currently weighing only 88lbs. Press […]