The 88 Project – This is part one of the interview with Tran Huynh Duy Thuc’s father, Tran Van Huynh. He talks about his son’s innocence in regards to his 16-year sentence. Thuc was arrested under Article 88 of Vietnam’s Penal Code for “anti-government” propaganda. Thuc’s family was recently prohibited from leaving their house to […]
Today, July 25th, Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang visits the US to speak with President Obama and other political figures. We must not let these conversations exclude the topic of human rights abuses in Vietnam. “We have human rights since we were born.”
WATCH NOW! “88 – The Repression of Cyber Dissidents” The video is also available with Vietnamese subtitles:
In todays world, millions of people use the Internet to search for information, to work, or to communicate with their families and friends. Thanks to the evolution of technology, it has become possible to connect with everyone in any place on the globe. As an independent filmmaker, I always appreciated new possibilities for creating, sharing […]
Although all people are free to speak, not all people can speak without fear of government regulation. In countries across the globe, citizens are discriminated against, harassed, jailed, or even killed for speaking their minds. In the United States, the government cannot restrict us from insulting a political leader, publishing an op-ed about an unfavorable […]
It’s the 21st century. We who live in free societies often take for granted our democratic freedoms. Some of us don’t even know that in many countries in the world people still continue to struggle for their basic civic rights. In the Socialist Republic of Vietnam there are hundreds of prisoners of conscience who have […]