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Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 32/2017 – Week of October 2-8

Greetings from Huong, Ella, and Kaylee from The 88 Project! We are bringing you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of October 2-8. Another activist, Dao Quang Thuc, has been arrested under Article 79 on charges of subversion. Journalist Pham Doan Trang, who has faced police interrogation […]

Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 30/2017 – Week of September 18-24

Greetings from Huong, Ella, and Kaylee from The 88 Project! We are bringing you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of September 18-24. On September 18, in a short, closed off trial, Nguyen Van Oai was sentenced to five years in prison. His supporters were denied entrance […]

Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 29/2017 – Week of September 11-17

Greetings from Huong, Ella, and Kaylee from The 88 Project! We are bringing you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of September 11-17. Nguyen Van Oai’s trial will take place this Monday, September 18, after it was postponed in August. Prisoner of conscience Nguyen Huu Vinh, a.k.a. […]

Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 28/2017 – Week of September 4-10

Above: Bloggers Nguyen Huu Vinh (Anh Ba Sam) and Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy at trial. Source: VietnamNet. Nguyen Huu Vinh refuses to be exiled to be released from prison.  Greetings from Huong, Ella, and Kaylee from The 88 Project! We are bringing you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during […]

Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 26/2017 – Week of August 21-27

  Greetings from Huong, Ella, and Kaylee from The 88 Project! We are bringing you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of August 21-27. Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thu Ha face additional charges, and Luu Van Vinh’s pre-trial detention has been extended into the fall. Followers […]

Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 25/2017- Week of August 14-20

Greetings from Huong, Ella, and Kaylee from The 88 Project! We are bringing you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of August 14-20. August 18 was Nguyen Van Oai’s birthday, and his trial, which was set for August 21, has now been postponed. Nguyen Bac Truyen, who […]

Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 24/2017- Week of August 7-13

Greetings from Huong, Ella, and Kaylee from The 88 Project! We are bringing you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of August 7 to 13. So far, 21 activists have been persecuted by Vietnamese authorities in 2017, and many more attacked, intimidated, and harassed. Nguyen Van Oai […]

Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 23/2017 – Week of July 31-August 6

Featured photo: Nguyen Trung Truc, the fifth member of the Brotherhood for Democracy that authorities have arrested in the past week. Greetings from Huong, Ella, and Kaylee 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 31 to August 6. As […]