Featured Image: Phan Van Thu (left) and his followers in the closed trial in 2013. Source. Phan Van Thu is an activist currently serving life in prison for being the leader of the An Dan Dai Dao (ADDD) sect of Buddhism. His family sent the The 88 Project an update on March 17, 2020 about […]
Featured Image: Truong Duy Nhat at trial on March 9, 2020, Source: Tuoi Tre 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 March 9-15. Truong Duy Nhat was tried on March 9 and sentenced to 10 years in prison for […]
Y Ngun Knul, Source: Nguyen Kim Thanh Facebook 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 March 2-8. Chau Van Kham, Nguyen Van Vien, and Tran Van Quyen’s appeals of their 12, 11, and 10-year prison sentences were denied this week. […]
Featured Image: Truong Duy Nhat at the trial on February 28, 2020 in Hanoi. Source: tuoitre.vn 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 February 24-March 1. The much anticipated trial of journalist Truong Duy Nhat, originally scheduled for February […]
Featured Image: the Venerable Thich Quang Do 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 February 17-23. The Venerable Thich Quang Do, patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, died this week after more than 15 years under house arrest. […]
Featured Image: Journalist 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 February 10-16. This week, we remember the birthdays and arrest anniversaries of several political prisoners. We also commemorate the one-month anniversary of the attack on […]
Featured Image: Political prisoner Tran Thi Xuan 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 February 3-9. We have updates this week on several political prisoners. After suffering from health issues without proper treatment throughout 2019, prison officials have […]
Featured Image: Local leader, Le Dinh Kinh, who was killed in the raid. Source: BBC News Vietnamese On January 9, 2020, security officers entered the area of Dong Tam commune while its residents were still asleep and began a widespread and violent attack against the community. The raid resulted injury, death, and the detention of […]
Featured Image: Du Thi Thanh and Le Dinh Kinh, Source: BBC Vietnamese Dong Tam is a rural commune area that belongs to My Duc District, Ha Noi City, known for the long-standing land conflict between the residents of Hoanh village and the government concerning the legal status of the traditionally agriculture land called Dong Senh. […]
Featured Image: Political prisoner Ngo Hao, who was temporarily released from prison for medical reasons 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 27-February 2. Political prisoner Ngo Hao will be on temporary suspension of his 15-year prison […]