If you are not happy with the results below please do another search
Given the recent violent clashes between citizens and police in Vietnam, the proposed ban on audio and video recording devices, and arrests of several prominent bloggers so far in 2017, it may come as little surprise that Vietnam ranks 175 out of 180 countries on Reporters Without Borders’s (RSF) newly-released 2017 World Press Freedom Index. […]
Greetings from Huong, Ella, and Kaylee from The 88 Project! We are bringing to you news, analysis, and action items regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of April 3 to 9. So much has been going on. April 6 marked the first anniversary of the environmental disaster in central Vietnam, […]
Greetings from Huong, Ella, and Kaylee from The 88 Project! We are bringing to you news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of March 20-26: two more arrests under Article 88; the continued struggle of the victims of the Formosa environmental disaster; public outcry about recent pedophilia […]
Defend the Defenders, February 17, 2017: On February 17, Vietnam’s security forces in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh violently dispersed the peaceful gatherings of local activists who want to mark the 38th anniversary of China’s invasion of the country’s six northernmost provinces. Hundreds of after activists gathered in Ly Thai To King memorial in Hanoi and […]
Because Vietnamese press has never been free. A brief review of international reports last month is enough to convey the situation of the press’ (lack of) freedom year-round: Human Rights Watch, April 4: “Vietnam: 7 Convicted in One Week. Long Prison Terms for Bloggers, Activists” – among them were three prominent bloggers/citizen journalists. U.S. State […]
Article 19– International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in […]
Birthdate: 1968 Occupation: Former police officer, blogger Arrest Date: September 5, 2011 Trial Date: September 24, 2012 Sentence: Ten years in prison and five years of probationary detention Ta Phong Tan is a former policewoman, a well-known blogger, and co-founder of the Free Journalist Club. She often blogged about corruption within the one party state. […]
This year has been one of growth for us here at The 88 Project, and we couldn’t have done our work without you. Thank you for supporting us. This year has brought news of arrests, beatings, and harassment, as well as a few spots of progress in the struggle for freedom of expression in Vietnam. […]
Dự án 88, 10/06/13 – Tiến sĩ Cù Huy Hà Vũ bước vào tuần tuyệt thực thứ 3. Xin lên tiếng để Nhà nước Việt Nam phải đáp ứng những nguyện vọng của ông. Xin gửi thông điệp với nội dung như sau: “Tôi yêu cầu nhà nước Việt Nam – thảo luận với Tiến […]
© 2013 The 88 Project – Free Expression Interview Series (Bản tiếng Việt ở dưới) Pham Thanh Nghien – Life in Detention of Female Prisoners: Female prisoners: hygiene conditions Only when I myself was imprisoned did I really see how different it was from what I’d imagined. I didn’t have to—or didn’t have the opportunity […]