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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 22-28. Celebrated journalist Pham Doan Trang’s nine-year sentence was upheld on appeal. A high-profile activist was allowed family visitation for the first time since his arrest in 2020. The world reacts to Doan […]
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 15-21. Several high-profile convicted political prisoners had their appeal hearings last week and, as expected, all sentences were upheld. The wife of one defendant reported being assaulted by security police outside the courthouse. […]
Greetings from The 88 Project. Riot police raided ethnic communities in the middle of the night and destroyed religious centers in northwest Vietnam. Three former NGO leaders had their appeal hearings on tax evasion charges, two of whom received a slight reduction in their sentences. An ethnic Protestant leader imprisoned for contacting the UN and award-winning activist […]
Below is a translation by The 88 Project of an open letter shared by family members of political prisoners in light of the death of political prisoner Do Cong Duong in detention on August 2, 2022. Duong is the latest in a series of political prisoners to die behind bars under questionable circumstances. Most recently, […]
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 1-7. An activist has died in prison; details are still murky and scant. Appeals will be heard for three high-profile activists and an Ede Christian activist starting on August 16. Hopes for […]
Greetings from The 88 Project. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the weeks of July 11-31. The highly unusual case of Bong Lai Temple continues to dominate the news cycle and social media, with serious implications for Vietnam’s current legal framework. One blogger was sentenced to years in […]
Vietnam has carried out a brutal crackdown on opposition and independent groups since 2019. Given this crackdown, it should come as no surprise that the government has not made any progress in 2022 in improving its legislative policies. During the first half of the year, Vietnam issued a number of repressive decrees and policy guidelines– […]