(VNRN) – The United Kingdom cites Vietnam as a “country of concern” in its latest annual human rights evaluations released Apr 10. The British Foreign Office‘s 2013 annual report concludes that the situation in Vietnam “remains of significant concern.” The…
(VNRN) – In an act of open defiance, a Facebook user is appealing his suspended sentence and demanding a clear exoneration for launching a Facebook campaign demanding the release of his brother, himself in prison for his activism. The appellate…
(VNRN) – Workers struck at least two manufacturers in Vietnam last week, allegedly for failure to pay back wages of more than a month. Nearly 800 workers at garment manufacturer YS Vina Co., Ltd. in the city of Tam Ky,…
The Vietnam Path Movement has received news of activists Nguyen Tien Trung and Vi Duc Hoi being released from prison today following an order signed by Vietnam President Truong Tan Sang. We believe the release of these two activists is…
(VNRN) – Political prisoners Vi Duc Hoi (Vi Đức Hồi) and Nguyen Tien Trung (Nguyễn Tiến Trung) were freed Apr 12 before completing their full sentences. Both of whom have been the subject of international campaigns for their release. Hoi, 57 (pictured…
(VNRN) – An engineer who called attention to the deaths caused by hydroelectric dam flooding is being continually harassed by police and prevented from finding a permanent place to stay for himself and his wife. Nguyen Van Thanh (Nguyễn Văn…
A prominent political prisoner who has been the subject of numerous demands for release by the international community was freed April 7 and has arrived in the U.S. for medical treatment. Cu Huy Ha Vu (Cù Huy Hà Vũ), 57,…
Vietnam was one of only 9 countries on the UN Human Rights Council to vote against a Resolution calling for the protection of peaceful protests. Resolution HRC 25/L.20, officially entitled “The promotion and protection of human rights in the context…
Representatives of Vietnam’s independent civil society are set to appear before the Human Rights Committee of the Canadian Senate April 7, testifying to the deterioration of rights in Vietnam. Appearing before the upper house of Parliament will be blogger and…
(VNRN) – A Hoa Hao Buddhism activist who attended the United Nations’ review of Vietnam’s human rights and spoke on the lack of religious freedom has been summoned by police in An Giang province, the last time on April 3,…