Ma Phung Ngoc Phu at trial, Source: Tuoi Tre Newspaper via Defend the Defenders 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 11-17. A court in Can Tho City this week sentenced online commentator Ma Phung Ngoc Phu to nine […]
Take action with Amnesty International in support of freedom of publication. Call on Vietnam to stop its harassment of those involved with the independent Liberal Publishing House. Over the past few months, employees, readers, and delivery people have all been targeted for their involvement with the organization. Last week, a man delivering books was detained […]
Featured Image: Ho Duy Hai with his sister prior to his arrest, Source: Hai’s family via The Vietnamese 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 4-10. This week a court in Hanoi sentenced two BOT toll booth activists, […]
Featured Image: Chung Hoang Chung at trial, via Radio Free Asia 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 27-May 3. Two activists were tried this week in separate trials. In Can Tho City, Facebooker Chung Hoang Chuong was […]
Featured Image: Tran Duc Thach after arrest (with a visible facial injury), Source: Giao Thong newspaper 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 20-26. The People’s Court of Nghe Anh Province denied music teacher Nguyen Nang Tinh’s appeal […]
Featured Image: Dinh Thi Thu Thuy– one of the several people arrested so far in 2020 for exercising her right to freedom of expression– during her arrest, Source: Facebook Dinh Van Hai. The local police claimed that she was storing anti-government materials at her home, though they did not find any evidence. She is charged […]
Featured Image: Activists at Taiwan court to demonstrate Formosa pollution case, Source: focustaiwan.tw 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 13-19. Music teacher Nguyen Nang Tinh will face his appeal trial on April 20; he was sentenced to […]
Featured Image: security officers in Dong Tam, Source: CIVICUS 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 6-12. Land rights activist Le Thi Loan was arrested this week; she is an active member of the Dong Tam community, where local […]
Featured Image: Phan Van Thu and his followers in the closed trial in 2013. Source. Take action with the International Commission of Jurists by sharing their open letter on healthcare access for detained Vietnamese religious activists. The ICJ released the open letter– addressed to Vietnam’s Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and acting Minister of Health, […]
Featured Image: Nguyen Van Dai and Nguyen Bac Truyen (R) at trial on April 5, 2018, Source: AFP via Radio Free Asia Greetings from The 88 Project! We are bringing you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of March 30-April 5. Political prisoner Luu Van Vinh has been […]