Amnesty International: Viet Nam: activists held incommunicado may face life in prison

10 September 2017
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URGENT ACTION ACTIVISTS HELD INCOMMUNICADO MAY FACE LIFE IN PRISON Three Vietnamese activists, Trương Minh Đức, Nguyễn Trung Tôn, and Phạm Văn Trội, are being held incommunicado at B14 prison in Hà Nội after their arrests on 30 July 2017. They have a range of pre-existing health conditions…

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Los Angeles Times: Inspired to ‘build trust and work together,’ Tibetans and Vietnamese hold human rights conference in Little Saigon

8 September 2017
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President Lobsang Sangay, head of the Tibetan government-in-exile in India, center right, prays with monks at a temple as Hoi Trinh, a lawyer and expert in international refugee law, stands nearby during a human rights conference Saturday in Orange County’s Little Saigon. (Anh Do / Los Angeles Times)…

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The Washington Post: Apparent crackdown in Vietnam on social media, but many users undeterred

6 September 2017
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Vietnamese activist Anh Chi searches the Internet at Tu Do (Freedom) cafe in Hanoi. REUTERS/Kham (Kham/Reuters) By Vincent Bevins HANOI — The police in ­communist-led Vietnam have been cracking down especially hard on free expression over social media for the past few months.

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Amnesty International: Missing Human Rights Defender At Risk Of Torture: Nguyễn Bắc Truyển

25 August 2017
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URGENT ACTION MISSING HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER AT RISK OF TORTURE Former prisoner of conscience, Nguyễn Bắc Truyển was last seen on 30 July 2017 after dropping off his wife outside her place of work in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. Although State media reported that he was arrested…

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4 things that VOICE changed my life forever

24 August 2017
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In order to enhance the interns’ public communication skill, VOICE usually organizes presentation competition simulating according to the form of “TED Talk”. They do not only present in Vietnamese but also in English. There will be three TED Talk competitions in one six-months long-term training program of VOICE:…

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TIME: Facing Jail, Democracy Activist Joshua Wong Says ‘Hong Kong Is Under Threat’

23 August 2017
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Feliz Solomon and Aria Hangyu Chen / Hong Kong Aug 17, 2017 Joshua Wong is a free man, and a very young one, when he arrives Wednesday afternoon in front of a plaza in Hong Kong that he calls Citizen’s Square. But he may not…

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Amnesty International: Four peaceful activists arbitrarily arrested in connection with long-detained human rights lawyer

4 August 2017
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT 1 August 2017 Index: ASA 41/6855/2017 Viet Nam: Four peaceful activists arbitrarily arrested in connection with long-detained human rights lawyer On 30 July 2017, Vietnamese authorities arrested four activists in Ha Noi, Ho…

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VOICE Australia and Prisoner of conscience Dinh Nguyen Kha’s mother advocate for human rights in Vietnam

15 July 2017
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On 12 July 2017, VOICE, along with a number of interested civil society organizations (CSOS) met with Dr. Lachlan Strahan, First Assistant Secretary of the Multilateral Policy Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra, Australia, ahead of the fourteenth Australia-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue, which is expected to be held in Canberra in August.

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The Diplomat: What’s Behind Vietnam’s Rising Violence?

13 July 2017
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The rise of physical violence committed against activists is a troubling trend. A recent report by Human Rights Watch, “No Country for Human Rights Activists: Assaults on Bloggers and Democracy Campaigners in Vietnam”, documents the rise of physical violence committed against activists, mainly by plain-clothed…

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The Guardian: How Vietnam locked up its most famous blogger – Mother Mushroom

13 July 2017
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One of Vietnam’s most influential political bloggers, given a courage award by Melania Trump, faces a decade behind bars for her ‘reactionary’ work. Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, known as Mother Mushroom, on trial in the city of Nha Trang. Photograph: Vietnam News Agency/EPA…

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The New York Times: With Social Media, Vietnam’s Dissidents Grow Bolder Despite Crackdown

11 July 2017
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HANOI, Vietnam — A prominent blogger and environmental activist in Vietnam was sentenced last week to 10 years in prison on charges of national security offenses, including sharing anti-state propaganda on social media.
Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, better known by her online handle Mother Mushroom, had been held incommunicado since she was arrested in October, and attendance at her trial was strictly controlled.
But barely one hour after the verdict was handed down on Thursday, one of Ms. Quynh’s lawyers summarized his arguments and posted her final statement at the trial to his 61,000 Facebook followers.

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VOICE Statement on Blogger Me Nam’s Trial

30 June 2017
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VOICE STATEMENT ON BLOGGER ME NAM’S TRIAL 30 JUNE 2017 Blogger Me Nam was convicted and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment after a one-day trial in Vietnam yesterday. She had dared to criticize the government in her blogs, calling for transparency and accountability, as well…

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Kết thúc Học bổng ngắn hạn lần 1 năm 2017 chủ đề Tự do biểu đạt

26 June 2017
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Categories: News, Training Updates, Recruitment

Khóa đào tạo về Xã hội dân sự của VOICE được tổ chức từ 18 – 24/06/2017 đã kết thúc tốt đẹp với sự tham gia của 15 bạn trẻ từ Việt Nam. Vì những yếu tố như có một xã hội dân sự…

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VOICE Bangkok Introduction

13 June 2017
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Categories: Refugee Resettlement, News

VOICE Bangkok officially set up its permanent presence in December 2015 and is led by VOICE’s ASEAN Program Coordinator, Anna Nguyen. VOICE Bangkok is responsible for the following: Refugee: Humanitarian and legal assistance to the stateless Vietnamese asylum seekers in South East Asia Advocacy: a. Implementing advocacy…

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