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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]