Video by Chuyện của Thịnh May 15 marks two years since environmental and labor rights activist Hoang Duc Binh was arrested in a violent spectacle in Nghe An province. Since his arrest, he has faced extremely difficult prison conditions due to his activism, as well as numerous health issues. Binh was inspired to get involved […]
Featured Image: Activists Vu Thi Dung and Nguyen Thi Ngoc Suong at trial this week in Dong Nai province, Source: Tuoi Tre 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 May 6-12. Two women were tried this week in Dong […]
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 April 22-28. Journalist Le Anh Hung has been transferred back to prison after an evaluation at a mental health hospital. Truong Duy Nhat– a blogger and former political prisoner kidnapped from Thailand […]
Featured Image: Political prisoner Nguyen Huu Vinh 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 April 15-21. After nine months in detention, young activist Huynh Duc Thanh Binh has finally been able to meet with his family. Blogger Nguyen Huu […]
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 April 8-14. Authorities have arrested another driver, Tran Dinh Sang, who has been active in protesting traffic issues, such as Build-Operate-Transfer tolls. Twelve of the 15 Bien Hoa City protesters imprisoned for protesting bills […]
Featured Image: Tran Hoang Phuc. 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 April 1-7. Phan Kim Khanh is facing retaliation from authorities over his protests for them to send letters […]
Featured Image: Tran Thi Xuan in court on April 12, 2018. Source: VietnamNet On April 5, 2018, six activists– Nguyen Van Dai, Nguyen Trung Ton, Truong Minh Duc, Nguyen Bac Truyen, Le Thu Ha, and Pham Van Troi– walked into a Hanoi courtroom and were slammed with between seven and 15 years in prison on charges of […]
Featured Image: Political prisoner Nguyen Van 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 March 25-31. Political prisoner Nguyen Van Hoa officially ended his hunger strike after 12 days. Authorities are threatening to isolate Phan Kim Khanh in prison, […]
Featured Image: Le Minh The. 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 March 18-24. Five political prisoners’ appeals of their sentences were denied this week; the group is sentenced to a combined 57 years in prison for their pro-democracy […]
Featured Image: Nguyen Van Tuc 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 March 11-17. Political prisoner Nguyen Van Tuc is in poor health in prison, and the wives of two political prisoners were harassed this week while attempting to […]