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Ten Years – A Journey, by Nguyen Van Hai – Dieu Cay (Part II)

The 88 Project, April 26, 2018: This is the second and final part of Blogger Dieu Cay/Nguyen Van Hai’s reflection on his ten-year journey – from the activities that resulted in his arrests in 2008 and 2012 to the current state of the democratic movement at home and in the diaspora. Dieu Cay was released […]

Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 16/2018 – Week of April 16-22

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 16-22. The appeal trial of environmental activist Hoang Duc Binh, who was sentenced to fourteen years, will take place on Tuesday, April 24. News also came this week that four of […]

Ten Years – A Journey, by Nguyen Van Hai – Dieu Cay (Part I)

  The 88 Project, April 19, 2018: Blogger Dieu Cay – Nguyen Van Hai is one of the most prominent Vietnamese political activists. He founded the Freelance Journalist Club in 2007, one of the first independent press organizations within the communist regime of Vietnam to report on controversial social and political issues that state-owned newspapers […]

Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 15/2018 – April 9-15

Above: Tran Thi Xuan at her unannounced April 12 trial, Source: AFP 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 9-15. This week, Brotherhood for Democracy members Nguyen Van Tuc, Tran Thi Xuan, and Vu Van Hung were sentenced to […]

Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 14/2018 – Week of April 2-8

Above: Pham Van Troi (left), Nguyen Van Dai (center), and Nguyen Trung Ton (right) at their trial on April 5, 2018. Source: Vietnam News Agency/AFP 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 2-8. On April 5, six activists were […]

Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 13/2018 – Week of March 26-April 1

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 26-April 1. Six pro-democracy activists, including five key leaders in the Brotherhood for Democracy, go to trial this week on April 5. All six face charges under Article 79 of the […]

Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 12/2018 – Week of March 19-25

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 19-25. Six key members of the Brotherhood for Democracy will be tried on April 5 in Hanoi; this includes founder Nguyen Van Dai and his colleague, Le Thu Ha, who have […]

Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 11/2018 – Week of March 12-18

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 12-18. Nguyen Viet Dung, founder of the Vietnam Republican Party, will face trial on March 28 under Article 88; meanwhile, a year after his arrest, blogger Bui Hieu Vo remains in […]

Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 10/2018 – Week of March 5-11

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 5-11. This week was focused on women. In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, we’ve highlighted female-specific features, actions, and statistics in our “In Case You Missed It” and […]

Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 9/2018 – Week of February 26-March 4

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 February 26-March 4. Pastor Nguyen Trung Ton is awaiting a much-needed leg surgery, but he is currently in pre-trial detention, where he has been held for over seven months. Tran Huynh Duy Thuc’s […]