June 19, 2023 Dear supporters, We are in the process of revising our research methodology to ensure that it reflects our values. Among others, these values include protecting human rights defenders– who we see as the agents of progressive social change– and recognizing the indivisibility of all types of human rights. This means that […]
Greetings from The 88 Project. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of June 6-12. We have an update on the detention of Hoang Thi Minh Hong. Another educator was arrested. Prominent NGO leader Dang Dinh Bach began a hunger strike to demand justice. […]
The text that follows is an update from June 9, 2023 from Dang Dinh Bach, paraphrased by his wife, Tran Phuong Thao, after visiting with him on June 11. An NGO leader and climate activist, Bach is currently serving five years in prison on charges of tax evasion, which we have argued are politically-motivated. Take […]
Greetings from The 88 Project. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of May 30-June 5. This week’s news cycle is dominated by the detention of a fifth NGO leader and environmental activist on tax evasion charges, which has caused a striking reaction throughout […]
BREAKING: Dang Dinh Bach informed his wife Tran Phuong Thao on May 30 that he will begin his full hunger strike on June 9 – the birthday of their 2-year-old son, rather than on June 24, as originally planned. Bach is currently on a partial hunger strike to protest his unjust imprisonment and has vowed […]
Greetings from The 88 Project. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of May 23-29. An “open trial,” that was anything but, resulted in a multi-year sentence for a noodle seller. His family members were assaulted by the police. A mysterious death in police […]
Dang Dinh Bach May 26, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden should condition a planned visit by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong in Washington D.C. as early as July on the unconditional release from prison of climate activists. Project 88 welcomes the early release of Goldman prize-winning climate activist […]
Greetings from The 88 Project. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of May 16-22. Energy issues dominate this week’s news as international organizations continue calling for the release of imprisoned environmental activists, even as the government releases the latest power development master plan […]
Dự Án 88 gọi các ông bà Đặng Đình Bách, Ngụy Thị Khanh, Mai Phan Lợi và Bạch Hùng Dương là Bộ Tứ Việt Nam, hoặc Bộ Tứ – những lãnh đạo các tổ chức xã hội dân sự bị bắt và bị cầm tù vì tội “trốn thuế” sau khi họ vận động thành […]
Greetings from The 88 Project. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of May 9-15. Take action in support of imprisoned NGO leader and climate activist Dang Dinh Bach and his family as they face potential seizure of their home. An award-winning environmental activist […]