The 88 Project, August 13, 2018: Huynh Thuc Vy, a prominent blogger and co-founder of Vietnamese Women for Human Rights, is under investigation and facing possible prosecution for “offending the national flag,” a charge under Art. 276 of the 1999 Criminal Code (Art. 351 of the 2015 Code) which carries up to three years […]
Featured image: Huynh Thuc Vy and a search warrant, Source: Facebook / Huynh Thuc Vy, Radio Free Asia 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 6-12. Two activists face trial in the coming week, political activist Le Dinh Luong on […]
Nghe An, June 27, 2018 Yesterday, VTV News reported that Vietnam and the EU have conducted their last review of the content of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA). The Minister of Trade and Industry of Vietnam hoped that the Agreement would be signed by the end of this year. The EU Commissioner for […]
Featured image: Fifteen people were jailed in Bien Hoa city on July 30, 2018, after participating in nationwide protests in June. Source: VOA Vietnamese 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 July 30-August 5. Pro-democracy activist Nguyen Trung Truc will […]
The 88 Project, August 3, 2018: Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, a prominent political activist who has been serving a 16 years prison sentence since 2009, has been sending a lot of letters home, in which he shares with his family and friends his current conditions in prison and articulates his views on many matters […]
Above: Land rights activist Do Cong Duong will face trial in August, according to his lawyer 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 July 23-29. Authorities have postponed pro-democracy activist Le Dinh Luong’s trial, originally scheduled for July 30. […]
Featured imaged: American Will Nguyen, Source: Reuters 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 July 16-22. American graduate student Will Nguyen is free and in Singapore after a court in Ho Chi Minh City convicted him but did not […]
Above: Detained American Will Nguyen, Source: ABC News/family photo 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 July 9-15. On Tuesday, an appeals court struck down the appeals of National Movement to Revive Vietnam members Nguyen Van Dien, Vu Quang Thuan, […]
Above: Protester in Ho Chi Minh City. Source: Vietnam Right Now The 88 Project, July 15, 2018: The year 2018 has brought new obstacles for Vietnamese activists, who face increasingly strict Internet censorship and physical threats to their safety. Vietnam’s staggering number of political prisoners and the plight of its activist community has received little international […]
The 88 Project, July 14, 2018: After a recent visit with imprisoned environmental activist Hoang Duc Binh, his brother reported back on Binh’s extremely difficult conditions in prison. Hoang Duc Binh is currently housed in a cell with death row prisoners who assault and threaten him. Binh is forced to use his meager 48.00 VND […]