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Tran Hoang Phuc is a law student from Ho Chi Minh City. He is a bright, award-winning student but was prevented from graduating from law school in 2016 due to his activism. Tran Hoang Phuc was kidnapped by police in Hanoi from his apartment, on June 29, 2017. Phuc, 23 at the time, was officially charged on July […]
Truong Thi Ha was a law student when she participated in the June 2018 protests – first on June 10 during the nation-wide protests against the draft laws on Cybersecurity and Special Economic Zone, and then on June 17, on which day Ha and many other activists became victims of a concerted and violent effort […]
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 […]
Nguyen Thi Khiem Nhu, born 1987 in Dak Lak, is a book editor and freelance writer based in Ho Chi Minh City. She graduated from the Literary Creation & Critique faculty at the Hanoi University of Culture, and has published two collections of short stories. Khiem Nhu has been actively voicing her opinions on […]
On May 24, 2019, 44 activists in Vietnam jointly issued a “Collective Declaration by Those Whose Freedom of Movement Has Been Violated” (hereinafter Declaration) in which they denounce the restriction of their movement by people believed to be working for the government. According to the Declaration, this violation of the basic right to freedom of […]
Nghệ An, May 24, 2018 To: – The governments of all democratic countries in the world – The European Union – All international Human Rights Organizations – Environmental Protection organizations Dear all, My son Hoàng Đức Bình was born on February 10, 1983. In 2016, the Formosa plant dumped untold amounts of toxic waste into […]
“To a lot of people from the outside, Vietnam seems open, but it’s not at all.” Khiem Nhu was watched for 6 months; her relationships and her complete private life were under a magnifying glass because she spoke up against the regime. Complete interview coming soon. © 2019 The 88 Project
On May 21, 2019, the People’s Court of Binh Thuan Province held a trial against Dang Ngoc Tan and Pham Thanh, two protesters who had participated in mass demonstrations against the bills on Special Economic Zones and Cybersecurity on June 10 and 11, 2018 in Binh Thuan province. They were sentenced to 17 years and […]
In one of my visits to Khanh, I saw that Khanh’s health was badly deteriorated. Khanh told me that he was under extreme pressure and badly treated by the prison guards. The officials have prohibited Khanh from reading the Bible and English books. Furthermore, since the day that Khanh appealed, the officials threaten that he […]
On May 13, 2019, the public security of Bac Ninh Province issued an arrest warrant and searching order against Trinh Viet Bang, a long-time anti-corruption activist. He was most likely charged under Article 331 of the 2015 Criminal Code for “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, the legitimate rights and […]