Greetings from The 88 Project. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of September 12-18. Ngo Thi To Nhien, executive director of Vietnam Initiative for Energy Transition (VIET), has been detained. Hoang Thi Ming Hong, former director of the Center of Hands-on Action and Networking […]
Below is an update from the family of Tran Huynh Duy Thuc after their visit with Thuc following his allegation that he was attacked in his cell by knife-wielding men dressed in prisoner uniforms. Project 88 has completed a translation of the family visit summary; the original Vietnamese version is posted below the translation. Tran […]
Greetings from The 88 Project. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of September 5-11. The big news this week is the visit by President Joe Biden to Hanoi and the upgrade of the relationship between the United States and Vietnam to the highest level. […]
Dang Dinh Bach, lawyer and environmental activist, and one of the Vietnam Five arrested on spurious charges of “tax evasion” In a Sept. 8 letter led by the Vietnam Caucus, five members of US Congress called on President Joe Biden to use his visit to Vietnam to address human rights abuses “and at a minimum, […]
Greetings from The 88 Project. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of August 29-September 4. Two political prisoners say they were threatened by knife-wielding men in their cells. An asylum seeker kidnapped in Bangkok remains detained incommunicado. Another prisoner is staging a hunger […]
Project 88 has translated the following article: Opinion: How Biden can court Vietnam — and help those stuck behind bars, Washington Post Editorial Board, Aug. 30, 2023 Click this link to read the full translation: Quan điểm_ Ông Biden phải làm sao để xiêu lòng Việt Nam — mà vẫn giúp được những người […]
Dang Dinh Bach Tran Phuong Thao reported to Project 88 that her husband Dang Dinh Bach called her on August 31 and shared a startling allegation. For most of August, Bach had been refusing to eat prison food, eating instead only what his family could send him. He made this decision as a way to […]
Greetings from The 88 Project. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of August 22-28. President Joe Biden will visit Vietnam on September 10 in an effort to upgrade the U.S.-Vietnam partnership. There were three appeal trials this week, and the results will surprise […]
Greetings from The 88 Project. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of August 15-21. We have updates on the conditions of several high-profile prisoners. Two prisoners face appeal trials next week. A comedian was arrested for spreading “anti-state propaganda.” Vietnam will pursue prosecution of […]
Greetings from The 88 Project. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of August 8-14. The case of death row inmate Nguyen Van Chuong is garnering international attention, including from the UN and the EU. It appears the planned execution has been halted, for […]