Featured Image: Dang Ngoc Tan and Pham Thanh at trial. Source: Nhan Dan 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 May 20-26. Several prisoners are on hunger strike protesting the treatment of imprisoned journalist Nguyen Van Hoa, which Amnesty International […]
Featured Image: Used in the Amnesty International Report: ASA 41/007/2013 – Silenced Voices. Prisoners of Conscience in Viet Nam May 24 marks 10 years since Tran Huynh Duy Thuc was arrested in Vietnam. In January 2010, the bright engineer and entrepreneur was sentenced to an astounding 16 years in prison for his political, economic, and […]
Featured Image: Nguyen Danh Dung, Artwork by Dinh Truong Chinh for The 88 Project 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 May 13-19. Disturbing details have emerged about the treatment of political prisoners Le Anh Hung and Nguyen […]
Video by Chuyện của Thịnh May 15 marks two years since environmental and labor rights activist Hoang Duc Binh was arrested in a violent spectacle in Nghe An province. Since his arrest, he has faced extremely difficult prison conditions due to his activism, as well as numerous health issues. Binh was inspired to get involved […]
Featured Image: Activists Vu Thi Dung and Nguyen Thi Ngoc Suong at trial this week in Dong Nai province, Source: Tuoi Tre Newspaper 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 May 6-12. Two women were tried this week in Dong […]
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 April 22-28. Journalist Le Anh Hung has been transferred back to prison after an evaluation at a mental health hospital. Truong Duy Nhat– a blogger and former political prisoner kidnapped from Thailand […]
Featured Image: Political prisoner Nguyen Huu Vinh 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 April 15-21. After nine months in detention, young activist Huynh Duc Thanh Binh has finally been able to meet with his family. Blogger Nguyen Huu […]
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 April 8-14. Authorities have arrested another driver, Tran Dinh Sang, who has been active in protesting traffic issues, such as Build-Operate-Transfer tolls. Twelve of the 15 Bien Hoa City protesters imprisoned for protesting bills […]
Featured Image: Tran Hoang Phuc. Artwork by Dinh Truong Chinh for The 88 Project 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 April 1-7. Phan Kim Khanh is facing retaliation from authorities over his protests for them to send letters […]
Featured Image: Tran Thi Xuan in court on April 12, 2018. Source: VietnamNet On April 5, 2018, six activists– Nguyen Van Dai, Nguyen Trung Ton, Truong Minh Duc, Nguyen Bac Truyen, Le Thu Ha, and Pham Van Troi– walked into a Hanoi courtroom and were slammed with between seven and 15 years in prison on charges of […]