Greetings from The 88 Project. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of February 6-12. A democracy activist became nearly blind while in prison and was released a few months early. An activist engineer finally got legal counsel and medical care after almost a year […]
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 30-February 5. The government’s assault on civil society continues with yet another NGO leader’s arrest. A former political prisoner accuses local police of misconduct. A prominent blogger will finally have […]
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 24-30. In case you missed it, take action for jailed environmental leader Dang Dinh Bach with the Stand With Bach campaign. And watch this short video with a message from […]
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 16-24. Happy Tet! Read a piece from the wife of political prisoner Dang Dinh Bach commemorating another holiday without him as he serves five years in prison on charges of […]
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 8-15. Following a slight holiday delay, the newsletter will return on January 24. Chúc mừng năm mới! The deaths of political and non-political prisoners while behind bars dominate the news […]
Greetings from The 88 Project. Happy New Year! We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the weeks of December 19-31 and January 1-8. Read on for a snapshot of key arrests and harassment against activists in 2022. The year ended with yet another prominent NGO leader […]
Greetings from The 88 Project. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of December 12-18. There will be no newsletter on December 26 or January 2. The newsletter will return on January 9. We wish a very happy holiday to all those celebrating special […]
Greetings from The 88 Project. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of December 4-11. Lack of proper healthcare continues to be a major issue in Vietnamese prisons. Seven people were convicted for defending their parish land. A college student was kicked out of […]
Greetings from The 88 Project. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the weeks of November 21-27 and November 28-December 4. A political prisoner was shackled. After a death in the fall, one more political prisoner has died while serving their sentence; another is ill and waiting […]
Above: Nguy Thi Khanh at her appellate trial in Hanoi on November 21, 2022, Source: VNA via Zing News Award-winning environmentalist Nguy Thi Khanh will have her prison sentence reduced by three months. On November 21, Khanh’s sentence was reduced from 24 months to 21 months by an appellate court in Hanoi. Khanh, one […]