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  • 23 Jan 2013
    Cameron challenged on Vietnam human rights

    UK Prime Minister David Cameron has been challenged to call on Vietnam’s government to halt its crackdown on freedom of expression.

  • 24 Sep 2012
    Vietnamese bloggers' prison sentences confirm worst fears says Amnesty

    Prison sentences given to three bloggers accused of spreading anti-state propaganda in Vietnam are a shameful attempt to silence dissent, says Amnesty International.

  • 16 Apr 2012
    Vietnamese blogger faces 'propaganda' trial

    Amnesty International has called upon the Vietnamese authorities to end their persecution of a prisoner of conscience.

  • 12 Jan 2012
    From Vietnam to Palestine: A crime of silence?

    Palestine remains politically inert despite the artificial fireworks of a UN application for statehood or membership of UNESCO, observes Dr Harry Hagopian. So why is Palestine faced with such a thunderous crime of silence? After all, over the past year, we have been witnessing popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa region. Where is the disconnect here?

  • 28 Oct 2010
    Heavy sentences for Vietnam labour activists condemned

    A global human rights group has condemned the nine and seven-year prison sentences given to three activists in Vietnam for carrying out legitimate work on labour rights.

  • 20 Jul 2010
    Tatchell accepts honorary doctorate for human rights activism

    Peter Tatchell is to receive an honorary doctorate from Sussex University in recognition of 43 years of campaigning for human rights. Best known for his campaigns for gay rights and for his attempted arrest of Robert Mugabe, he said he was initially hesitant about the honour but has chosen to accept.

  • 19 Mar 2010
    Vietnam urged to release Catholic human rights activist

    A Vietnamese human rights activist and Catholic priest should be unconditionally and permanently released, Amnesty International has urged.

  • 6 Oct 2009
    DEC launches appeal following disasters

    The Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC) is today launching radio and TV appeals for public funds to help those affected by the earthquakes and typhoons that struck last week.

  • 27 Jul 2009
    Vietnamese Catholics in large street protest against harrassment

    Half a million Catholics have joined street protests over attempts to stop a parish holding services in the grounds of a church bombed in the Vietnam war and confiscated by the government.

  • 25 Nov 2008
    Mennonite Church in Vietnam given legal recognition

    The government in Hanoi has legalized the Vietnam Mennonite Church, in a move that Anabaptists hope will end the tensions and difficulties of the past and open up new possibilities for the country and for Christians.