Greetings from The 88 Project. A political prisoner was able to meet with his lawyers more than a year after his arrest. Another prisoner who’s gravely ill was allegedly denied medical attention. A high-profile internet influencer was denied 10 billion dong (US$400,000) bail while awaiting trial. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has released […]
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 31-November 6. Although there were no surprises in the verdicts at the Bong Lai Temple appeal trial, video clips of defendants getting cut off during closing statements quickly went viral. […]
Political prisoner Dang Dinh Bach‘s wife, Tran Phuong Thao, updated The 88 Project after a recent visit and phone call with Bach. He has been transferred to a new prison; his wife did not find out until she went to the old prison to visit him. Political prisoners and their families commonly face this practice […]
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 24-30. Diplomats will meet in Hanoi on November 2 for the 26th U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue. An independent journalist has been given a harsh sentence while yet another popular Facebooker […]
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 17-23. A large group of human rights organizations joined The 88 Project in urging the UN Secretary-General to press for the release of environmental activists when he visited Hanoi. Visitation rights […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Political prisoner Dang Dinh Bach‘s wife, Tran Phuong Thao, updated The 88 Project on his prison conditions after a recent visit. Bach is serving five years in prison on charges of “tax evasion.” In August, a court upheld the sentence; his wife reported she was not allowed into the courtroom. *** Update, October 4, 2022: […]