Greetings from The 88 Project! We are excited to unveil the searchable database of political prisoners in Vietnam – our latest initiative that is intended to support the advocacy and assistance efforts for political prisoners and their families. The database allows users to search prisoner profiles using such criteria as year of arrest, gender, ethnicity, areas of activism, charges, […]
Greetings from The 88 Project! We are bringing you highlights of the news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the weeks of December 25-31 and January 1-7. Nine people were arrested and sentenced to between three and fourteen years in prison for distributing leaflets. Authorities have ended their investigations into at least […]
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 December 18-24. Five activists were sentenced to between three and five years in prison each under Article 88 for making Republic of Vietnam flags, and Tran Thi Nga’s appeal of her nine-year […]
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 December 11-17. Lawyer Ha Huy Son reports that his clients Vu Quang Thuan, Nguyen Van Dien, and Tran Hoang Phuc, all arrested in 2017, will probably be tried next month under Article 88. We […]
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 December 4-10. We think of all political prisoners and activists at risk today as December 10 is Human Rights Day. News came out this week that the appeal trial of Tran Thi […]
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 November 27-December 3. On November 27, journalist Nguyen Van Hoa, who covered the Formosa environmental disaster, was sentenced to seven years in prison in a secret trial without representation. Three days later, […]
Greetings! The 88 Project was founded five years ago, on November 24, 2012. Please read our Letter of appeal and support us in our work. Onto the news, analysis, and actions regarding human rights and civil society in Vietnam during the week of November 20-26. Mother Mushroom’s appeal trial is set for November 30. She has lost one of her lawyers, Vo An […]
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 November 13-19. Mother Mushroom will appeal her 10-year sentence on November 30; her health in prison is still in precarious condition. So is that of activist Luu Van Vinh, who has now been […]
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 November 6-12. Phan Kim Khanh’s family met with him for the first time since his arrest on March 21, 2017. Authorities have extended labor activist Hoang Duc Binh’s pre-trial detention until January. The […]
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 October 30-November 5. Environmental and labor activist Hoang Duc Binh’s investigation period has ended; he will be charged under Article 258 for “abusing democratic freedoms.” Police have targeted former prisoner of conscience […]