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Joint Statement on Viet Nam’s Transnational Repression in Thailand

While the EU recently elevated its relationship with Viet Nam to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, civic space within Viet Nam continues to shrink. This repression is no longer contained within Viet Nam’s borders. Recent high-level state visits between Thai and Vietnamese authorities have signaled a dangerous tightening of bilateral security …
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Vietnam: Briefing paper for the 14th EU-Vietnam human rights dialogue
Vietnam: New sentencing of land rights defender Trinh Ba Phuong
Vietnam: United Nations body highlights gross violations of civil and political rights
VCHR & FIDH denounce gross Violations of Civil and Political Rights in Vietnam before top UN Human Rights body

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AFP : European parliamentarians demand release of Vietnamese Buddhist monks

Agence France Presse HANOI, Oct 7 (AFP) – European parliamentarians called Thursday for the immediate and unconditional release of leaders of an outlawed Buddhist church in Vietnam and condemned the lack of democracy in the communist nation. In an open letter to the presidency of the European Union …

AFP : Vietnam hits back at Washington religion report

Agence France Presse HANOI Sept 16, 2004 (AFP) – Vietnam on Thursday slammed the US State Department’s decision to name it a “country of particular concern” in its annual report on religious freedom, saying it was based on erroneous information. “It is a wrongful decision based on erroneous …

dpa : U.S. designates Vietnam country of concern for religious freedom

HANOI, Sept 16, 2004 (dpa) – The United States Thursday released a critical report on religious freedom in Vietnam and announced that it has designated the one-party state a country of particular concern. It is the first time that Vietnam has been added to the U.S. list of …

Reuters : US adds Hanoi to list of nations abusing religion freedom

By Christina Toh-Pantin HANOI, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Unsanctioned religious groups in Vietnam on Thursday welcomed Washington’s designation of Hanoi as an abuser of rights to worship, while U.S. businesses and non-governmental organisations expressed dismay. The State Department’s annual report tracking religious freedoms worldwide included the communist country …

dpa : Vietnam slams U.S. religious freedom decision

HANOI, Sept 16, 2004 (dpa) – Vietnam slammed the United States decision Thursday to designate the country as one of eight countries of particular concern in a religious freedom report. “It is a wrongful decision based on erroneous information and inaccurate reflection of Vietnam’s situation,” Vietnam’s press spokesman …

Censorship and self-censorship at the ASEM 5 People’s Forum in Hanoi

As civil society activists from Asia and Europe leave Vietnam after the closure of the Fifth Asia-Europe (ASEM) People’s Forum held in Hanoi from 6-9 September 2004, many questions remain about Vietnam’s organization of this event, which precedes the official ASEM Summit to be held on 8-9 October in Hanoi. …