By Michael Allen on February 5, 2010
Vietnam’s communist authorities have jailed democracy advocates Tran Khai Thanh Thuy and her husband, Do Ba Tan, the latest in a series of prosecutions that has seen at least activists jailed over recent months.
Thuy has been an active dissident since 2006, organizing workers and farmers to resist government-sanctioned land confiscations. She also contributes to an [read full story]
Posted in Asia, Human rights, Labour/labor unions, Vietnam, authoritarianism, communist regimes, democracy promotion, dissidents, freedom of expression | Tagged Do Ba Tan, Independent Workers' Union of Vietnam, Tran Khai Thanh Thuy, vietnam |
By Michael Allen on January 20, 2010
The one-day trial of four Vietnamese democracy advocates ended today as a Hanoi court handed down unusually harsh sentences. [read full story]
Posted in Asia, Blogs, Vietnam, democracy | Tagged china, Communist Party, democracy, Democracy Digest, Tiananmen Square, vietnam, Vietnam Committee on Human Rights |
By Michael Allen on July 21, 2009
July 22, 2009. Captive Nations: Past, Present and Future?
The Heritage Foundation will mark the 50th anniversary of National Captive Nations Week with a panel discussion on what U.S. policy toward the five remaining communist countries should be. The panelists will include: Lee Edwards, Ph.D, distinguished Fellow in Conservative Thought, The Heritage Foundation, and Chairman, [read full story]
Posted in Backlash, Democracy assistance, Events, Failed states, Human rights, authoritarianism, dissidents, foreign policy | Tagged Captive Nations, Endowment for Democracy, Hugo Chávez, Iranian election, religious freedom, vietnam, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights |
By Michael Allen on July 21, 2009
Vietnam’s communist authorities are targeting the country’s democracy activists again, media agencies report. Democracy blogger Nguyen Tien Trung was arrested earlier this month, according to Reporters Without Borders.
Nguyen Tien Trung, an active member of the Vietnam Democratic Party, was arrested on 7 July, shortly after being discharged from the army for refusing to take an [read full story]
Posted in Asia, China, authoritarianism, dissidents | Tagged "Bloc 8406", Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Communist Party, vietnam |
By Michael Allen on July 23, 2008
Caption: no stronger image of the dismal state of freedom of expression in Vietnam today
Eight Vietnamese dissidents are among a group of 34 writers from 19 states awarded the (unfortunately named) Hellman/Hammett prize in recognition of their courage in facing political persecution, Human Rights Watch reports.
The annual Hellman/Hammett awards are given to writers who [read full story]
Posted in Regions | Tagged vaclav havels, vietnam |
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