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Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 26/2023 – Week of July 11-17

Greetings from The 88 Project. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of July 11-17. An imprisoned Australian citizen was released early due to diplomatic efforts. A prominent NGO leader ended his hunger strike. A former teacher was arrested for allegedly spreading anti-state propaganda. […]

Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 25/2023 – Week of July 4-10

Greetings from The 88 Project. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of July 4-10. There have been more arrests and prison sentences based on Article 331 on the charge of   “abusing democratic freedoms.” Police continue to pursue and prosecute suspects in the deadly […]

Breaking: 65 International Organizations Call on Former President Obama to Press for Release of Jailed Climate Activist and Obama Foundation Scholar Hoang Thi Minh Hong

Featured Image: Hoang Thi Minh Hong, Source: CHANGE via RFA   July 20, 2023, Bangkok — Project 88 joins 64 other international human rights, free expression, and environmental organizations in issuing an open letter calling on former U.S. President Barack Obama to pressure Vietnam to release a leading climate activist who was recently jailed on […]

Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 23/2023 – Week of June 6-12

Greetings from The 88 Project. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of June 6-12. We have an update on the detention of Hoang Thi Minh Hong. Another educator was arrested. Prominent NGO leader Dang Dinh Bach began a hunger strike to demand justice. […]

Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 22/2023 – Week of May 30-June 5

Greetings from The 88 Project. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of May 30-June 5. This week’s news cycle is dominated by the detention of a fifth NGO leader and environmental activist on tax evasion charges, which has caused a striking reaction throughout […]

Vietnam Free Expression Newsletter No. 21/2023 – Week of May 23-29

Greetings from The 88 Project. We bring you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of May 23-29. An “open trial,” that was anything but, resulted in a multi-year sentence for a noodle seller. His family members were assaulted by the police. A mysterious death in police […]