Vietnam has emerged as a success story in dealing with COVID-19 while the pandemic ravages the globe. With the official report of only over 300 confirmed cases and no fatalities due to the virus, there is little doubt that the authorities have delivered a remarkable strategy and results in containing the spread of the deadly […]
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 25-31. The international community is responding to the arrests of two well-known activists last week in Vietnam. Pham Chi Thanh and Nguyen Tuong Thuy were both arrested under charges of “propaganda against […]
Featured Image: Pham Chi Thanh, Source: his blog 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 May 18-24. The Ministry of Public Security this week arrested dissident writer Pham Chi Thanh under Article 117 for propaganda against the […]
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 […]