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Featured Image: Chung Hoang Chuong, one of the two people already arrested in 2020. Source: Defend the Defenders 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 January 6-12. After three years in prison, Tran Thi Nga was released early and immediately […]
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 December 9-15. Retired teacher and pro-democracy activist Dao Quang Thuc died in prison this week of a brain hemorrhage and lung infection — he was only two years into a 13-year prison […]
On International Human Rights Day, we received the sad news that Mr. Dao Quang Thuc, a patriotic and democracy-supporting teacher, passed away while serving his 13-year prison sentence for “subversion” at Prison Camp 6, Nghe An Province. Mr. Thuc’s son, Dao Duy Tung, confirmed the news with Radio Free Asia Vietnamese. According to Mr. Tung, […]
Featured Image: Phan Van Thu (left) and his followers in the closed trial. Source. On October 5 2019, political prisoner Doan Dinh Nam was reported dead at Vung Tau Provincial Hospital. He has been held at Xuyen Moc prison camp since 2012 and was only recently moved to the hospital in Vung Tau for renal […]
Featured Image: Montagnard Christian activist Ksor Ruk, tried one year ago 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 October 28-November 3. Three trials are coming up this week and next. On November 11, Nguyen Van Vien, Chau Van Kham, and […]
Featured Image: Nguyen Thi Hue, who was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison this week. 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 October 14-20. On October 17, Nguyen Thi Hue was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for “abusing […]
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 September 9-15. Yet another Facebooker has been tried for his online postings; Le Van Sinh was sentenced to five years in prison for his posts deemed to be anti-state. He is the 20th activist […]
Featured Image: Political prisoner Doan Thi Hong at a demonstration. Photo source: Facebook Nguyen Thuy Hanh 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 September 2-8. Political prisoner Ngo Van Dung was able to meet with his daughter for the […]
On July 3, Chinese survey vessels and coastguard ships entered Vanguard Bank, an area located entirely in Vietnam’s Exclusive Economic Zone, to conduct seismic research. This, however, was obviously not the only purpose of the “survey mission.” According to Hu Bo, director of the South China Sea Strategic Situation Probing Initiative, the mission was specifically […]
Featured Image: Political prisoner Le Anh Hung 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 August 5-11. Political prisoner Le Dinh Luong’s family was denied a visit with him in prison this week, while Le Anh Hung’s mother was […]