Mr. Kim Quoc Hoa, former chief-editor of the Nguoi Cao Tuoi [the Elderly], has just been prosecuted for “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the State’s interests, the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and/or citizens” under Article 258 of…
Hanoi – At 7:30 AM on 5/11/15, Mr. Nguyen Chi Tuyen (a.k.a. blogger Anh Chi), a human rights activist in Hanoi, was suddenly attacked by 5 masked men while he was taking his kid to school on Ngoc Thuy St. in…
As the Vietnamese government is trying to conclude their negotiations, the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP) becomes one of the most popular topics in political discussions in the country. For democracy and human rights activists, it provokes debates on…
A group of young, pro-democracy constituents on Friday were barred from entering a meeting between voters of Hoan Kiem district and the delegation of Hanoi national assembly deputies. In their previous public announcement, the Hanoi National Assembly delegation said they…
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Four human rights activists have been denied exit from the country on May 7, given the ongoing human rights dialogue in Hanoi between Vietnam and the United States. They were also contemporarily detained for interrogation and had their passport confiscated…
VNRN – The group “For A Green Hanoi” on Wednesday has met up with the “Citizen Meeting” office of the local People’s Committee to hand in a list of unanswered question, taking a step further in their cause to protect trees in…
One of the most viral photos in the recent days of the earthquake victims in Nepal turns out to be taken from Vietnam, as the photographer himself complained. The photo, which shows two little kids hugging each other, was described as depicting…
Thousands of people are flocking back to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city to start their working week after the six-day holiday. Photo courtesy of the VnExpress. In Vietnam, April 30 and May Day are a national holiday. April 30,…
A delegation of the Vietnamese Red Cross was sent to Nepal for a one-week course on how to prevent earthquakes. Ironically, the disastrous earthquake hit Nepal on April 26, right on their day of return. The ten members were trapped in Nepal…
US President Barack Obama on Friday held a talk with blogger Nguyen Van Hai (aka. Dieu Cay), who used to be considered “anti-state” and sentenced to almost 15 years of imprisonment by the police-dominated courts in Vietnam. The meeting is particularly…