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 September 9-15. Yet another Facebooker has been tried for his online postings; Le Van Sinh was sentenced to five years in prison for his posts deemed to be anti-state. He is the 20th activist […]
Featured Image: Political prisoner Doan Thi Hong at a demonstration. Photo source: Facebook Nguyen Thuy Hanh 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 September 2-8. Political prisoner Ngo Van Dung was able to meet with his daughter for the […]
Take action with Amnesty International in calling for the release of political prisoner Doan Thi Hong. She has been detained for over a year without trial, and when her family was finally able to visit her on September 4, 2019, they reported that her health had notably declined. Hong was arrested on September 2, 2018 […]
Featured Image: Duong Thi Lanh at trial on August 23, 2019, Source: RFA Vietnamese 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 August 26 – September 1, 2019. Facebooker Duong Thi Lanh was sentenced to eight years in prison this […]
Take action with Amnesty International Australia for Tran Thi Nga. She is a land and labor rights activist sentenced to nine years in prison. She is the mother of two young children and has endured difficult conditions in prison, including from her own cellmate. Sign the petition calling for her immediate release.
Featured Image: Huynh Dac Tuy at trial 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 August 19-25. Huynh Dac Tuy was sentenced to six years in prison for his Facebook posts that were deemed critical of the state. Political […]
Featured Image: Political prisoner Ho Duc Hoa 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 August 12-18. Political prisoners Ho Duc Hoa, Tran Hoang Phuc, and Vuong Van Tha are suffering from difficult conditions in prison, including prolonged, […]
Featured Image: Political prisoner 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 August 5-11. Political prisoner Le Dinh Luong’s family was denied a visit with him in prison this week, while Le Anh Hung’s mother was […]
Featured Image: Nguyen Dang Minh Man and her mother on her release day. Source: Facebook Nguyen Khanh 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 July 29-August 4. Toll booth protester Ha Van Nam and six others were tried and […]
Featured Image: Provisions of the 2015 Criminal Code Used Against Activists by Level of Authority in 2019 The crackdown on Vietnamese civil society activists that escalated in 2018 continues into 2019, as evidenced by 16 arrests in the first half of the year and harassment incidents against at least 33 activists. Dang Ngoc Tan and […]