On January 5, 2021, Le Huu Minh Tuan walked into a courtroom in Ho Chi Minh City, and, alongside two other independent journalists, was slammed with an 11-year prison sentence for conducting “propaganda against the State.” Before Tuan’s appeal trial, we talked to Le Thi Hoai Tam, the older sister of Le Huu Minh Tuan. […]
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 13-19. There will be no newsletter on December 26 or January 2. We will return with a newsletter on January 9. It was a disheartening week with three consecutive first-instance trials of […]
On December 16, 2021, long-time activist and former political prisoner Do Nam Trung was given a 10 year prison sentence for conducting “anti-State propaganda,” bringing the total number of Article 117 victims to four in just three days — a new record. Out of the four people tried in the same week– Pham Doan Trang, […]
Vietnam continues to systematically and actively suppress the freedom of expression of its citizens, despite committing to uphold this right in its Constitution and several international human rights treaties. To fight for the human rights that Vietnamese citizens deserve to have, they must pay for this with their imprisonment and even their blood. As of […]
The 88 Project this week joined 20 other international organizations in calling on the Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen, to discuss issues of freedom of expression and human rights in digital spaces and share her dossier of information with international civil society groups. “Whistle-blowers like you show the urgent need to set democratic rules and human […]
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 22-28 and November 29-December 5. A female activist with young children was sent to prison after her sentence suspension was revoked. A group of political prisoners staged a strike to protest ill treatment. […]
Greetings from The 88 Project. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of November 15-21. There will be no newsletter next week; we will return on December 5. Two Dong Tam prisoners are said to have serious health problems that need to be looked at immediately. […]
Greetings from The 88 Project. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of November 8-14. A political prisoner in pre-trial detention was allowed to see a lawyer before being charged, a departure from past practice. A prisoner’s wife pleads directly to UN organizations on behalf 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 31 – November 6. A journalist at a state-run newspaper was tried for his Facebook posts, a former police captain was jailed and allegedly tortured for his Youtube videos; both […]
Featured Image: Pham Doan Trang and her guitar, credit: Jin Jin — see all of the illustrated journey on The Vietnamese’s website November 4, 2021 – The Vietnamese Magazine, Luat Khoa Magazine, and The 88 Project today jointly call on members of the public to send letters to Pham Doan Trang who is being detained in […]