Above: Protester in Ho Chi Minh City. Source: Vietnam Right Now The 88 Project, July 15, 2018: The year 2018 has brought new obstacles for Vietnamese activists, who face increasingly strict Internet censorship and physical threats to their safety. Vietnam’s staggering number of political prisoners and the plight of its activist community has received little international […]
The 88 Project, July 14, 2018: After a recent visit with imprisoned environmental activist Hoang Duc Binh, his brother reported back on Binh’s extremely difficult conditions in prison. Hoang Duc Binh is currently housed in a cell with death row prisoners who assault and threaten him. Binh is forced to use his meager 48.00 VND […]
Above: Journalist Le Anh Hung, Source: Vietnam Right Now 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 2-8. Imprisoned blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh is on a hunger strike to protest authorities’ denial of her request to transfer cells; […]
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 25-July 1. June 29 marked one year since blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh (Mother Mushroom) was sentenced to ten years in prison; read about her current condition and reflections on the […]
Background The 88 Project’s mission is to support and encourage freedom of expression in Vietnam by sharing the stories of and advocating for Vietnamese activists who are persecuted because of their peaceful dissent. We document the situation of Vietnamese political prisoners and activists and their families and share the information through our website, database of […]
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 18-24. Activist Do Cong Duong has been charged with both “abusing democratic freedoms” and “disturbing public order”; he faces up to seven years in prison. Police this week arrested Nguyen Van […]
Above: Protester in Ho Chi Minh City. Source: Vietnam Right Now 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 4-10. In a surprising decision, Vietnam released political prisoners Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thu Ha and sent them immediately into […]
Above: Mai Khoi, Source: Oslo Freedom Forum 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 28-June 3. Imprisoned blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh was recently on a hunger strike to protest prison treatment, and labor rights activist Tran Thi Nga […]
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 21-27. Six Hoa Hao Buddhists’ sentences were upheld on appeal on May 24. Four activists sentenced alongside human rights lawyer and Brotherhood for Democracy founder Nguyen Van Dai will face their appeal […]