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 December 9-15. Retired teacher and pro-democracy activist Dao Quang Thuc died in prison this week of a brain hemorrhage and lung infection — he was only two years into a 13-year prison […]
Please take action for Chau Van Kham, Tran Van Quyen, and Nguyen Van Vien by sharing Human Rights Watch’s letter to Australia’s foreign minister, Marise Payne, calling on her to urge Vietnam to immediately release the three activists, who were sentenced to between 10 and 12 years in prison last month. Share the letter. The […]
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch released a joint statement in support of the Liberal Publishing House, an independent publisher that has been under pressure from authorities in recent months. The publishing house’s staff, and book buyers themselves, have been subject to harassment from the authorities, including detention and interrogation. The statement calls on Vietnam to […]
A picture of a brawl when the public security forces tried to arrest several members of VRLH. Source: Facebook Vuon Rau Loc Hung On the morning of Sunday, December 8, 2019, a group of local public security officers arrived at the area of the Loc Hung vegetable garden and became involved in a hostile confrontation […]
On International Human Rights Day, we received the sad news that Mr. Dao Quang Thuc, a patriotic and democracy-supporting teacher, passed away while serving his 13-year prison sentence for “subversion” at Prison Camp 6, Nghe An Province. Mr. Thuc’s son, Dao Duy Tung, confirmed the news with Radio Free Asia Vietnamese. According to Mr. Tung, […]
Featured Image: Loc Hung protest on December 3, Source: Facebook Vườn Rau Lộc Hưng 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 December 2-8. Eight members of the Hien Phap group will face trial on December 25. One of the […]
Imagine being locked in a prison cell– completely isolated from other prisoners– growing increasingly more uncomfortable from the extreme physical heat inside the tiny room and unable to receive letters from your family. In July, at Prison No. 6 in Nghe An province, Tran Huynh Duy Thuc was placed under solitary confinement in miserable heat […]
Featured Image: Pham Van Diep at trial. Source: Bao Moi Newspaper 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 November 25-December 1. Eight activists were sentenced to a combined 39 years in prison this week in four separate trials. Pham Van Diep […]
Featured Image: Huynh Minh Tam and Huynh Thi To Nga at trial on November 28, 2019. Source: Dong Nai Newspaper Two days after a trial against Vo Thuong Trung, Doan Viet Hoan, Ngo Xuan Thanh, and Nguyen Dinh Khue, also in Dong Nai province, The People’s Court of Dong Nai Province held a trial against […]
Mr. Tran Huynh Duy Thuc is one of the most prominent political dissenters in Vietnam and has a comprehensive political reform vision for the country. He is an engineer and entrepreneur from Ho Chi Minh City. He founded EIS, a successful Internet phone service company in Vietnam with two branches in Singapore and the U.S. […]