Vietnam: free democracy activist mother, sons
The Vietnamese authorities should immediately release the democracy campaigner Can Thi Theu and her two sons and drop all charges against them, Human Rights Watch said today. Can Thi Theu and her younger son, Trinh Ba Tu, face trial on May 5,…
Vietnam arrests rights defender for anti-state campaign
Rights group says Nguyen Thuy Hanh’s arrest is a politically motivated attempt to silence an inspiring activist
Vietnam jails four activists up to 10 years on anti-state charges
Four activists have been jailed for up to ten years after Vietnamese courts found them guilty of spreading « anti-state propaganda ».
Vietnam upholds farmers’ death penalty over land clash
Three police were killed during a bloody confrontation between authorities and farmers defending their land rights
Hackers attacking Vietnam dissidents : Amnesty International
Amnesty International said it has found that a hacking group known as Ocean Lotus has been staging more spyware attacks on Vietnamese human rights activists in the latest blow to freedom of speech in the communist-ruled country.
Vietnam to contest for UN Human Rights Council seat
Vietnam will run for the UN Human Rights Council’s 2023-25 term, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has said.
Vietnam appoints military officer as propaganda chief
Nguyen Trong Nghia previously oversaw the creation of a 10,000-strong army cyber unit to combat anti-government sentiment online.
Mai Khoi, ‘the Lady Gaga of Vietnam,’ finds a safe space in Pittsburgh to create ‘Bad Activist’
If you live or shop on the North Side, you could be standing next to the woman deemed “the Lady Gaga of Vietnam” without even realizing it.
Vietnam : crackdown ahead of party congress
Dissidents sent to prison amid preparations for key political event
EU lawmakers condemn Vietnam over human rights crackdown
The European parliament has chastised Vietnam for a government crackdown against activists in the Southeast Asian country and called on EU member states to condemn the campaign ahead of a major ruling Communist Party congress next week.
Vietnam’s prisoners of conscience : ‘like fish under the blade’
Leading partners including the United States and European Union can and should do more to discourage Vietnam’s fierce crackdown on dissent.
Vietnam steps up ‘chilling’ crackdown on dissent ahead of key Communist Party congress
As Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party gears up for its most important meeting in years, its leadership has presided over an intensified crackdown on dissent, according to rights groups, activists and data collated by Reuters.
Vietnam : rights violations intensify
Vietnamese authorities increased restrictions on basic political and civil rights in 2020, especially freedom of expression and association, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2021.
UN rights office criticizes Vietnam ‘clampdown’ on media freedom
A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said Friday that the body was “deeply concerned” by Vietnam’s use of ill-defined laws to suppress media freedom.
Vietnam court jails journalists critical of state for spreading ‘propaganda’
A court in Vietnam on Tuesday sentenced three freelance journalists known for their criticism of government to between 11 and 15 years in prison, after finding them guilty of spreading anti-state propaganda.
As national congress approaches, Vietnam begins trial of dissident journalists
Jitters are setting in as the Vietnamese Communist Party prepares for the country’s paramount political event.
Facebook lets Vietnam’s cyberarmy target dissidents, rejecting a celebrity’s plea
Mai Khoi, the “Lady Gaga of Vietnam,” wants that country’s vigilante force kicked off Facebook. The company told her the group is well within its rules.
Journalist Truong Chau Huu Danh arrested in Vietnam
Vietnamese authorities should immediately release journalist Truong Chau Huu Danh and drop any pending charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Vietnam arrests popular Facebook user for « anti-state » posts
Police in Vietnam have arrested a well-known Facebook user over allegations of abusing democratic freedom and publishing posts against the state, state media reported on Thursday.
Vietnam writer jailed for 12 years over articles critical of government
A Vietnamese activist was jailed for 12 years Tuesday after writing articles critical of the government and posting them on his Facebook page, nearly a decade since being released from prison for a similar offence.
Facebook tracks ‘OceanLotus’ hackers to IT firm in Vietnam
Cybersecurity investigators at Facebook have traced a hacking group long suspected of spying on behalf of the Vietnamese government to an IT company in Ho Chi Minh City.
Tech giants accused of ‘industrial scale’ censorship in Vietnam
Hoping to preserve their access to a lucrative market, Facebook and YouTube have been increasingly willing to censor “anti-state” content.
Facebook, YouTube accused of complicity in Vietnam rights abuses
Amnesty International says 69 of the 170 ‘prisoners of conscience’ in Vietnam are in jail because of their online activism.
Facebook and YouTube accused of complicity in Vietnam repression
Amnesty report accuses sites of openly signalling they will bow to authoritarian regimes
Vietnam : Release dissident poet
Ex-political prisoner Tran Duc Thach again faces prison
Facebook’s self-defeating censorship in Vietnam
Social media giant habitually obliges regime’s censorship whims while looking away from the rising number of jailed ‘Facebookers’