Featured Image: the Venerable Thich Quang Do 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 February 17-23. The Venerable Thich Quang Do, patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, died this week after more than 15 years under house arrest. […]
Featured Image: Journalist Le Anh Hung 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 February 10-16. This week, we remember the birthdays and arrest anniversaries of several political prisoners. We also commemorate the one-month anniversary of the attack on […]
Featured Image: Political prisoner Tran Thi Xuan 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 February 3-9. We have updates this week on several political prisoners. After suffering from health issues without proper treatment throughout 2019, prison officials have […]
Featured Image: Local leader, Le Dinh Kinh, who was killed in the raid. Source: BBC News Vietnamese On January 9, 2020, security officers entered the area of Dong Tam commune while its residents were still asleep and began a widespread and violent attack against the community. The raid resulted injury, death, and the detention of […]
Featured Image: Du Thi Thanh and Le Dinh Kinh, Source: BBC Vietnamese Dong Tam is a rural commune area that belongs to My Duc District, Ha Noi City, known for the long-standing land conflict between the residents of Hoanh village and the government concerning the legal status of the traditionally agriculture land called Dong Senh. […]
Featured Image: Political prisoner Ngo Hao, who was temporarily released from prison for medical reasons 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 January 27-February 2. Political prisoner Ngo Hao will be on temporary suspension of his 15-year prison […]
Featured Image: Phan Kim Khanh Greetings from The 88 Project, and Chúc mừng Năm mới! We are bringing you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of January 20-26. We have updates on several political prisoners after their families recent visits to see them: Nguyen Ngoc Anh was transferred […]
On January 20, in light of the recent brutality and human rights abuses in Dong Tam village, The 88 Project and seven Vietnamese human rights organizations sent a joint letter to EU Members of Parliament to call upon them to take action to postpone the ratification of the EVFTA until Vietnam shows genuine improvement on […]
Featured Image: Le Dinh Kinh, Source: BBC News 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 January 13-19. The trial of eight Hien Phap group members has been postponed for the second time. Chung Hoang Chuong, who was arrested last […]
Featured Image: Chung Hoang Chuong, one of the two people already arrested in 2020. Source: Defend the Defenders 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 January 6-12. After three years in prison, Tran Thi Nga was released early and immediately […]