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The Nation : Rights activists banned from talking here

    The Foreign Ministry has banned two French activists from launching a report in Bangkok today on human rights abuses in Vietnam. The ministry pressed the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT) to cancel the event scheduled for this morning, but it asked the government to reconsider its request, …

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The Straits Times : Thailand denies activists entry

    BANGKOK, 13 September 2010 – THAILAND has refused entry to two human rights campaigners due to speak at a Bangkok press conference on Monday about alleged abuses in neighbouring Vietnam, a journalists’ organisation said. The move forced the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR), a long-time critic of …

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The West Australian : Thailand bars entry to Vietnam activists

    Thailand has refused entry to two human rights campaigners due to speak at a Bangkok press conference on Monday about alleged abuses in neighbouring Vietnam, a journalists’ organisation said. The move forced the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR), a long-time critic of the country’s communist regime, to …

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The West Australian : Thailand denies visas to Vietnam rights activists

    BANGKOK, 13 September 2010 (Reuters) – Thailand, under pressure from neighbouring Vietnam, denied visas to two political activists seeking to speak at a Bangkok media event on Monday about human rights issues in Vietnam, a Paris-based group said. The Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) said the Thai …

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DPA : Vietnam pressured Thailand to block visas, activists say

  a href=”http://www.dpa.de” target=”_blank”>   HANOI, 13 September 2010 (dpa) – Vietnam was behind Thailand’s decision to block two activists from travelling to Bangkok to present a report on human rights in Vietnam, the activists said Monday. The Paris-based International Federation for Human Rights and the Vietnam Committee on Human …

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VOA : Thailand Halts News Conference on Vietnam’s Human Rights Record

    President of Vietnam Committee on Human Rights, Vo Van Ai (Photo AFP) BANGKOK, 13 September 2010 (VOA) – Thailand has refused two human rights advocates entry into the country to prevent them from holding a news conference about a report on conditions in Vietnam. Vo Van Ai and …

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DPA : Bangkok launch for Vietnam human rights report cancelled – Summary

    BANGKOK – Thailand, 12 September 2010 (dpa) – Objecting to the use of Bangkok as the site for the launch of a report denouncing Vietnam’s human rights record, has denied entry to two of the report’s main authors, sources said Sunday. The Paris-based International Federation for Human Rights …

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FCCT : FCCT Under Pressure to Cancel Press Conference

    To Members and Guests: Approximately one month ago, the FCCT accepted a booking from the Paris-based International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) for them to hold a press conference in the Clubhouse launching a new report, “From Rhetoric to Reality: …

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The Nation : Thailand opposes Bangkok launch for Vietnam human rights report

    Thailand objected to the use of Bangkok to launch a report denouncing Vietnam’s human rights record and has reportedly revoked the visa of the main author, sources said Sunday. The Paris-based International Federation for Human Rights and the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights planned a press conference Monday …

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The Thai authorities prevent a press conference on human rights in Vietnam
Debating Vietnam’s human rights record under its ASEAN Chairmanship is more than ever impossible

PARIS, 12 September 2010 (FIDH & VCHR) – The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT) announced today that it has been under pressure by the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs to cancel a press conference on human rights in Vietnam, organized by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and …

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