Greetings from The 88 Project! We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of September 6-12. Now that Vice-president Kamala Harris’s visit is in the rearview mirror, Vietnam has resumed its regular crackdown on dissent. Five new charges of “anti-state propaganda” were issued this week. The date […]
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 30-September 5. After Vice President Kamala Harris’s trip to Vietnam last week, things quickly went back to normal. A well known Facebooker with thousands of followers was arrested. Another journalist was finally […]
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 23-29. Dominating the news this week was the first visit to Vietnam by a sitting US vice president since Richard Nixon in 1953. The US urged Vietnam to join forces to […]
Position Description: Advocacy Officer August 2021 The 88 Project is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in the United States. Founded in 2012, The 88 Project supports and encourages freedom of expression in Vietnam by sharing the stories of and advocating for Vietnamese activists who are persecuted because of their peaceful dissent. The 88 Project is […]
Greetings from The 88 Project! We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of May 3-9. On May 5, land rights activist Can Thi Theu and her son Trinh Ba Tu were sentenced to eight years in prison each on charges of conducting “propaganda against the state.” […]
Greetings from The 88 Project! We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of April 26-May 2. Coming up on May 5, land rights activist Can Thi Theu and her son Trinh Ba Tu will be tried on charges of conducting “propaganda against the state.” We also […]
Greetings from The 88 Project! We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of April 19-25. Coming up on May 5, land rights activist Can Thi Theu and her son Trinh Ba Tu will be tried on charges of conducting “propaganda against the state.” This week, online […]
Greetings from The 88 Project! We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of April 12-18. In case you missed it, our report on human rights in Vietnam in 2020 is out now– read it here. Last week, authorities arrested prominent activist Nguyen Thuy Hanh; read more about […]
Greetings from The 88 Project! We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of April 5-11. In case you missed it, our report on human rights in Vietnam in 2020 is out now– read it here! Authorities this week arrested prominent activist Nguyen Thuy Hanh, as well as […]
Freedom fighter and democracy activist Tran Huynh Duy Thuc is an engineer and entrepreneur from Ho Chi Minh City (b. 1966) who started his own internet company in the early 2000s. He was arrested in May 2009 and sentenced to sixteen years in prison, allegedly for “activities to overthrow the government.” The freedom fighter is […]