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, […]
Posted by Khiêm Nhu Thị Nguyễn on Sunday, June 10, 2018 Vietnamese protesters on June 10, 2018. Source: Nguyen Thi Khiem Nhu Facebook The scenes of the June 2018 national protests were troubling: authorities storming into areas where protesters gathered, rounding up massive groups of people on the streets, and allegedly even inciting violence […]
Featured Image: Political prisoner Huynh Thuc Vy 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 May 27-June 2. Read about Doan Dinh Nam’s family’s attempts to have his sentence canceled as he battles kidney disease, as well as the latest update […]
Featured Image: Dang Ngoc Tan and Pham Thanh at trial. Source: Nhan Dan 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 May 20-26. Several prisoners are on hunger strike protesting the treatment of imprisoned journalist Nguyen Van Hoa, which Amnesty International […]
Featured Image: Used in the Amnesty International Report: ASA 41/007/2013 – Silenced Voices. Prisoners of Conscience in Viet Nam May 24 marks 10 years since Tran Huynh Duy Thuc was arrested in Vietnam. In January 2010, the bright engineer and entrepreneur was sentenced to an astounding 16 years in prison for his political, economic, and […]