January 9, 2021, is exactly a year since the Hanoi government sent forces of more than 3,000 riot policemen to attack Dong Tam commune, suburban Hanoi, killing 82-year-old communal leader Le Dinh Kinh, and arresting and probing 29 other land…
A copy of the “Dong Tam Report” has just been published for the 3rd edition in late September. It is said to be the most complete version in Vietnamese-English bilingual, after the previous two editions were released on January 16…
by Pham Doan Trang & Will Nguyen, September 2020 Summary: On January 9, 2020, between 1 and 3 AM, thousands of police from special task, riot, criminal, and investigative units cordon off Dong Tam in coordination with local ground forces…
The Hanoi Court’s September 14 ruling with 29 Dong Tam land petitioners caused a shock to the entire Vietnamese people and it will certainly go into the history of the nation as the domination of barbarism. The Communist Party of…
The family of former prisoner of conscience Trinh Ba Khiem has received notices of temporary detentions of his wife Can Thi Theu, who is also a former prisoner of conscience, and two sons Trinh Ba Phuong and Trinh Ba Tu.…