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UN Special Rapporteur holds press conference in Ha Noi
Hanoi, 29 November 2013. Members of the press, ladies and gentlemen, I am very pleased to share with you my preliminary observations at the end of my 12-day official visit as the UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights. Let me begin by warmly thanking the Government of Viet Nam for inviting me…
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Vietnam State Companies Still Dominate in Constitution
By Bloomberg News – Nov 26, 2013 12:00 PM ET Vietnam’s leaders are set to tighten their grip on the economy, affirming the central role of the ruling Communist Party and the dominance of state companies in a revised constitution to be approved this week. After indicating in January they could use the charter…
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Pacific Trade Pact Hits Snags
Lawmakers Push for Penalties Over Currency Policy Ian Talley in Beijing and William Mauldin in Washington Nov. 17, 2013 7:55 p.m. ET Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew just completed a grueling 23,000-mile, five-country tour to rally support for a Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact. But it looks like his toughest sell might be back home in Washington.…
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Bishop of Vinh concerned by regime attacks, appeals for international support
09/18/2013 10:04 VIETNAM Bishop of Vinh concerned by regime attacks, appeals for international support In an interview with AsiaNews , Msgr . Paul Nguyen Thai Hop speaks of “a dangerous and worrying situation” for the Christians of the diocese, who are under the scrutiny of the Vietnamese authorities. He calls for the respect of human…
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Vietnamese Government and State TV launch fresh attacks on Bishop of Vinh
AsiaNews by J.B. An Dang 09/16/2013 13:13 A 10 minute report aired last night made slanderous accusations against Msgr. Paul Nguyen Thai Hop and the local Catholic community . The prelate is charged with leading a revolt , exploiting a story to create legal cases of religious persecution . Diocesan website risks closure. Vietnamese Catholics…
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Vietnamese Authorities Refuse to Free Two Church Parishioners
Radio Free Asia, 2013-09-05 Vietnamese authorities have released all 15 Catholics detained in a bloody crackdown on protests in a North Central Coast province but are still refusing to free two parishioners whose arrest in June triggered the demonstrations, sources said Thursday. Security remained tight in Nghi Phuong village in Nghe An province one day…
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Vietnamese Online Activist Ordered Jailed for 15 Years
Radio Free Asia, 2013-09-11 A court in Vietnam’s south-central coastal province of Phu Yen has sentenced an online activist to 15 years in prison on charges of plotting to overthrow the country’s one-party communist government, sources said today. The sentence, to be followed by five years of probation, was handed down to Ngo Hao, a…
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Vietnamese Police Open Fire, Crack Down on Christian Protesters
In one of the bloodiest religious crackdowns in recent years in Vietnam, police on Wednesday fired multiple gunshots and lobbed grenades in front of a church as they violently dispersed hundreds of Catholics demanding the release of two parishioners in a North Central Coast province, according to sources. A unknown number of people were rushed…
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Politics stalls Vietnam’s march towards human rights reforms
Jonathan London South China Morning PostWednesday, 11 September, 2013, 3:39am Recent developments in Vietnam beg the question of whether the country’s political elite are simply too self-serving or incompetent to act in a coherent, forward-looking manner. It is no secret that the most fundamental challenges the nation faces today stem from weaknesses in its…
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Vietnam: Citizens against Corruption
Transparency International – Thu, 12 Sep 2013 01:53 AM Corruption’s cruel backlash: the case of Doan Van Vuon Early last year near the port-side city of Hai Phong, fish farmer Doan Van Vuon armed himself with homemade bombs and guns in a violent resistance against the public officials who had come to forcibly confiscate his…
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