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Press Vietnam to Release Four Environmental Human Rights Defenders: 15 Organizations Send Open Letter to UN Secretary-General Ahead of Vietnam Visit

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Environmental human rights defender Nguy Thi Khanh (above) was sentenced to two years in prison earlier this year for “tax evasion” The 88 Project joined 14 other human rights organizations in releasing an open letter to António Guterres, UN Secretary-General, ahead of his visit to Vietnam this week. The message was clear: Vietnam cannot continue […]

Update on Political Prisoner Hoang Duc Binh from his Family, October 2022

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Political prisoner Hoang Duc Binh‘s family updated The 88 Project on his prison conditions. Binh is an environmental and labor activist who is serving 14 years in prison for “resisting officers in the performance of their official duties” and “abusing democratic freedoms.” *** Update, October 7, 2022: According to Hoang Nguyen, the younger brother of […]

Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 39/2022 – Week of October 10-16

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Greetings from The 88 Project. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of October 10-16. Vietnam followed its highly anticipated election to the UN Human Rights Council with a disappointing abstention on the vote to condemn Russia’s annexation of Ukrainian territories. The UN Secretary […]

Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 38/2022 – Week of October 3-9

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Greetings from The 88 Project. Vietnam continues its cruel practice of incarcerating political prisoners far from home to make life miserable for their loved ones. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will visit Vietnam, whose candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council goes to a vote on October 11. There have been reports that Vietnamese authorities […]

Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 37/2022 – Week of September 26-October 2

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Greetings from The 88 Project. Yet another Facebook user was arrested for their posts.  Political prisoners are deliberately sent to prisons far away from their homes, making life miserable for their families. Police forcibly took hair and saliva samples of members of a religious group in Long An Province. A prominent lawyer and his family […]

Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 36/2022 – Week of September 19-25

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Greetings from The 88 Project. The family of a prominent political prisoner says he’s been severely tortured in prison and has called for help from the international community. Another Facebooker was arrested for defaming Ho Chi Minh. After years of detention and forced mental treatment, a blogger was tried and immediately filed an appeal. A […]

Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 35/2022 – Week of September 12-18

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Greetings from The 88 Project. The president has commuted the death sentence of a highland farmer. A megastar social media influencer was criminally charged for making false accusations against famous entertainers. Another Facebook user has been imprisoned for making commentaries on the Party. A new Christian sect in the Hmong community has been labeled “evil” by the […]

Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 34/2022 – Week of September 5-11

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Greetings from The 88 Project. A noodle seller, a music teacher, and a wildly popular YouTuber were arrested and charged with conducting anti-state propaganda. More Facebook users were fined for making commentaries that displease the Party. A political prisoner was put on trial without notice and without a lawyer. The 88 Project posed a question to an […]

Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 33/2022 – Week of August 29-September 4

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Greetings from The 88 Project. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of August 29-September 4. A political prisoner defiantly rebuked the Party at his appeal trial. An imprisoned former NGO director asks the international community for help exonerating him. More international voices call for the […]