TIẾNG VIỆT Về Mạng Lưới NQVN: Luật Quốc Tế NQ: Diễn Ðàn NQ: Tài Liệu NQ: Tham Gia: Liên Kết:	LATEST NEWS [11-25-2020] Vietnam: Release Dissident Poet The Vietnamese authorities should immediately drop all charges and release the dissident and poet Tran Duc Thach, Human Rights Watch said today. On April 23, 2020, Vietnamese police arrested Tran Duc Thach, a longtime dissident in Vietnam, for being affiliated with a pro-democracy group. He was charged with subversion, and is scheduled to go on trial on November 30. [11-24-2020] Vietnamese Democracy Advocate’s Trial Set For Nov. 30 Tran Duc Thach, a co-founder of Vietnam’s online Brotherhood for Democracy group, will face trial in Nghe An province on Nov. 30, the U.S.-based Project 88 advocacy group and his lawyer said this week. [11-21-2020] Vietnam Human Rights Award 2020 Winners Announced Due to the constraints of the COVID-19 epidemic, this year, the Vietnam Human Rights Network announced the results of the Vietnam Human Rights Award 2020 via the Internet instead of a press conference as usual. The event was held at 8AM (California time, 5PM in Western Europe, and 11PM in Vietnam) on Saturday, November 21, 2020, and live broadcast via Facebook and Youtube.. [11-20-2020] Vietnam threatens to shut down Facebook over censorship requests - source Vietnam has threatened to shut down Facebook in the country if it does not bow to government pressure to censor more local political content on its platform, a senior official at the U.S. social media giant told Reuters. [11-11-2020] Vietnamese Court Indicts Leaders of Independent Journalists Association Prosecutors in Vietnam have indicted three leaders of an independent journalist advocacy group for their writings critical of the one-party communist government, laying charges that could land the men in jail for two decades, RFA has learned. [11-09-2020] Suspected Vietnamese cyber-spies targeting dissidents in Germany An investigation by German broadcaster BR and weekly newspaper Zeit Online has revealed how the OceanLotus (APT32) group are using spear-phishing, watering hole (compromised legitimate websites) and similar tactics to target Vietnamese expatriates in Germany... [11-05-2020] Vietnamese Dissident Meets With Lawyer For First Time Since April Arrest Vietnamese democracy advocate Tran Duc Thach, jailed for his writings exposing government corruption and human rights abuses, has met with his lawyer for the first time since his arrest nearly seven months ago, his lawyer said on Thursday... [10-30-2020] Japan: End Aid to Vietnam’s Police (Tokyo) – The Japanese government should immediately cancel plans to provide financial assistance to Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security, which has long been responsible for serious human rights violations, Human Rights Watch said today. [10-29-2020 ] Family of Jailed Vietnamese Former RFA Videographer Appeal to Visiting Pompeo for Help The family of a Vietnamese political prisoner and former RFA videographer have appealed to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to advocate for his release during his visit to Vietnam this week, his family told RFA on Thursday [10-28-2020] Recently Released US Citizen Describes Mistreatment in Vietnamese Prison U.S. citizen Michael Nguyen, who was released early from a 12-year prison sentence in Vietnam last week, said Wednesday he was not aware he was being released until he was taken to the airport in Ho Chi Minh City more than two years after he was “essentially kidnapped” by unidentified men. [10-26-2020] US Citizen Jailed in Vietnam on ‘Overthrow’ Charge is Released, Sent Back Home Michael Nguyen, a U.S. citizen of Vietnamese ethnicity jailed in Vietnam since last year on charges of attempting to overthrow the government, has been released from prison and allowed to return to his home in California, family and media sources said on Monday. [10-23-2020] Vietnam Facebook User Arrested For ‘Sharing State Secrets’ in Posts Criticizing Government Authorities in Vietnam have arrested a man on charges of sharing national secrets after he used the popular social media platform Facebook to voice concerns over problems facing the country and criticisms of Vietnam’s one-party communist government, sources said. [10-21-2020] Police of HCM City Propose to Prosecute 3 Independent Journalists of “Conducting Anti-state Propaganda” Police of Ho Chi Minh City have transferred the investigation conclusion to the city’s People’s Procuracy, proposing to prosecute three members of the unregistered professional organization Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam (IJAVN) named Dr. Pham Chi Dung, Mr. Nguyen Tuong Thuy and Mr. Le Huu Minh Tuan of allegation “conducting anti-state propaganda” under Article 117 of the country’s Criminal Code. [10-20-2020] Nguyen Bac Truyen awarded Stefanus Prize Imprisoned Vietnamese human rights activist Nguyen Bac Truyen has been awarded the Stefanus Prize 2020 for his work promoting human rights in Vietnam, including freedom of religion or belief. [10-14-2020] Vietnam Seeks to Further Limit Press Vietnam’s journalists and social media users face a new obstacle to independent reporting through a government decree that imposes harsh penalties for sharing information deemed harmful to the country. Observers and rights activists see the decree, due to go into effect Dec. 1, as part of Hanoi’s increasing efforts to tighten control over the news media. [10-13-2020] Rights Lawyer Dang Dinh Manh to Defend Vietnamese Blogger in Anti-State Crimes Trial Human rights defender and lawyer Dang Dinh Manh will represent outspoken Vietnamese democracy activist and author Pham Doan Trang who was arrested last week for crimes against the state, he said, adding that while Trang has received essentials in detention she has yet to meet with her family.   MORE NEWS	ENGLISH About VNHRN: The Internat. Bill of HR: HR Forum: HR Documents: Join VNHRN: Links:
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