Featured Image: Political prisoner Chau Van Kham, Source: Viet Tan. 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 22-28. Australian national and Viet Tan member Chau Van Kham remains behind bars over six months after his arrest; authorities […]
Featured photo: Province View of the Map of Human Rights Violations It’s not often that human rights advocates, researchers, and allies gather in the same room to discuss the contexts, challenges, and motivations of their work. Most of the time, we are working in our niche fields and areas of expertise. We are—and rightly so—focused […]
Featured Image: The group photo before the attack. Source: Nguyen Thuy Hanh Facebook On July 12, 2019, a group of 25 family members and supporters of political prisoners was physically attacked by thugs, who they believe were plainclothes prison officers and public security officers. The group was on its way to Prison Camp 6 in […]
Featured Image: Nguyen Trung Ton. Artwork by Dinh Truong Chinh for The 88 Project 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 15-21. Three June 2018 protesters’ appeals of their sentences were denied this week. And next week, […]
Figure 1: Timeline year and category filters The 88 Project is proud to announce that our improved Timeline of Freedom of Expression in Vietnam (“Timeline”) is now live. The Timeline completes a trio of tools that track the situation of political prisoners and activists at risk in Vietnam, joining the Database of Persecuted Activists in […]
Take action with Amnesty International for Truong Duy Nhat, a blogger and former political prisoner who was forcibly returned to Vietnam while attempting to seek asylum in Thailand. Call on Thai authorities to investigate his kidnapping, which they are now believed to have assisted in facilitating.
Tran Hoang Phuc. Artwork by Dinh Truong Chinh for The 88 Project Please share the family’s petition regarding Tran Hoang Phuc and his treatment in prison, asking that prison authorities take steps to ensure that Phuc’s health and safety. Phuc was a 23-year-old student when he was arrested in 2017 under Article 88, for Internet postings, particularly for video content. He was tried on […]
Featured Image: Political prisoner Truong Minh Duc 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 June 17-23. Political prisoner Truong Minh Duc has reported on extreme heat in his prison; prisoners launched a hunger strike to demand improved conditions. Michael […]
Featured Image: Protesters on October 31, 2018 in The People’s Court of Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan province, Source: Zing.vn 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 June 10-16. Political prisoner Le Anh Hung’s family has asked the prison […]
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 June 3-9. A court in Ben Tre province sentenced shrimp farmer and Facebooker Nguyen Ngoc Anh to six years in prison. The trial of Michael Phuong Minh Nguyen, Huynh Duc Thanh Binh, […]