Opening ceremony of the 18th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy with opening remarks from H.E. Peter MacDougall, Canadian Ambassador to the UN in Geneva. #GenevaSummit2026

16 Vietnamese American organizations urge the U.S. President and congressional leaders to continue funding Radio Free Asia (RFA) and Voice of America (VOA), particularly their Vietnamese-language services. #WeAreRFA

Excellent discussion between Ly Thai Hung, Viet Tan's chairman, and Australian Federal MP Milton Dick in Brisbane. They discussed the current situation in Vietnam, with a particular focus on our statement, 'A Half Century of Backwardness and the Path Forward'.

Congratulations to Gary Anandasangaree on your entry into the canadian government. We greatly appreciated your participation in Viet Tan's reception at the Canadian Parliament in October 2022. We wish you much success in your new role as Minister of Justice.

Félicitations à Rachel Bendayan pour votre entrée au gouvernement. Nous avons beaucoup apprécié votre participation à la réception de Viet Tan au Parlement Canadien en octobre 2022. Nous vous souhaitons beaucoup de réussites dans vos nouvelles fonctions.

Congratulations to Rachel Bendayan on your entry into the government. We greatly appreciated your participation in Viet Tan's reception at the Canadian Parliament in October 2022. We wish you much success in your new role as Minister of Immigration.

Thank you EU for raising Human Rights Violations in Vietnam in your statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council: "We remain deeply concerned over the arrests of human rights defenders as well as labour rights, climate and environmental experts in Vietnam,...

Great workshop with Access Now, R3D, WHAT TO F!X, and Viet Tan at #RightsCon2025. Big tech companies must be more transparent, defend freedom of expression, and stop enabling authoritarian regimes.

In front of the Ukrainian Embassy in Vietnam today. ##StandWithUkraine

As a NGO partner, Viet Tan is delighted to participate in the 17th Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy. In a few minutes, Nguyen Van Trang will speak about the transnational transhumance repression carried out by the Vietnamese regime against peaceful opponents. #GS2025

Viet Tan Team at the opening session of the 17th Geneva Summit at Palais des Nations. It's always a great opportunity to meet tremendous human rights defenders in person or brave children advocating for their parents imprisoned in dictatorial regimes. #GS2025

Chúc mừng năm mới. Mừng xuân Ất Tỵ. Happy Lunar New Year of the Snake. Bonne année du Serpent de bois. Wishing freedom, human rights, peace and joy to all who celebrate.

Pastor Nguyen Manh Hung was arrested on January 16, 2025, in Vietnam for criticizing the government on Facebook (art. 117). A pastor since 2011, Hung is a member of the Mennonite Church, which is independent of the official Protestant Church controlled by the Vietnamese regime.

On this day 51 years ago, Communist China attacked on South Vietnam and occupied the Paracel Islands, which belong to Vietnam. For over half a century, Beijing has been aggressively using military force against its neighbors to seize islands that belong to other countries.

Human rights defender Tran Thi Xuan was freed on January 17, 2025, after completing her sentence of 9 years in detention. A member of the Brotherhood for Democracy, Tran Thi Xuan was prosecuted for “carrying activities aimed to otherthrow the government,” an accusation used to...

On 21/12/2024, Vietnamese PM Pham Minh Chinh attends a football match. On our Facebook page, Viet Tan points out that Pham Minh Chinh is wearing a Louis Vuitton jacket for 6000 USD while his monthly salary is 900 USD. The publication was blocked ...

Police violence is common in Vietnam, despite the country ratifying the international convention against torture in 2015. Wanted Vietnamese artist says police beat him (www.rfa.org/english/viet...)

Environmental activist Hoang Thi Minh Hong arrived in the USA on December 26, 2024, as a political refugee. "I want to continue my environmental activism, but I can no longer do it in Vietnam. I have chosen a safer place where I can contribute effectively to society."

Chris MacLeod pays tribute to Y Brec Bya "Y Krec has exhibited personal bravery in the face of horrific persecution. Not just against himself but against his community. He has been jailed multiple times simply for practicing his faith... "

Canadian MP Judy Sgro on the Le Dinh Luong Human Rights Award "We come together to honor Y Krec Bya, who has made an immense impact on the pursuit of a more just and equal society for Vietnam..."

December 10, on International Human Rights Day, let's support Vietnamese political prisoners and their families. #InternationalHumanRightsDay youtu.be/Zb-gNX0hgL4?...

December 10, is also Mr. Le Dinh Luong's birthday. He is 59 and is currently the Vietnamese political prisoner with the longest prison sentence for his peaceful activism: 20 years. Each year on this date, his family organizes his birthday... #InternationalHumanRightsDay2024

Viet Tan is honored to present the 2024 Le Dinh Luong Human Rights Award to evangelist Y Krec Bya, a dedicated advocate for religious freedom and justice for Vietnam’s ethnic minorities for over two decades. viettan.org/en/viet-tan-...

Thank you @mongpalatino.bsky.social for your article and interview 🤝

La 4ème table-ronde aborde l'expansionnisme chinois avec Marie Holzman (Solidarité Chine) en modératrice, Tenam (Étudiants pour un Tibet Libre), Alain Wang (Forum Chine-Europe), Dilnur Reyhan (Institut Ouïghour d'Europe) et Katia Buffetrille (École pratique des Hautes Études).

La liberté d'expression est le thème de la 3ème table ronde. Animée par Pénélope Faulkner (VCHR), la parole est donnée à Thibault Bruttin (DG de RSF), Jérémy André (reporter au Point), Kak (président Cartooning for Peace), Maryse Artiguelong (LDH) et Michel Tran Duc (Viet Tan).

La 2nde table ronde est sur le thème de la traite humaine, animée par le journaliste Gurvan Kristanadjaja de Libération, et Roxane Ouadghiri Hassani vice-directrice du CCEM, Johanna Chardonnieras d'Info-Birmanie et Zita Cabais Obr, survivante de la traite humaine.

How tech companies enable censorship in #Vietnam. Criticism of Vietnamese officials is censored on social media. Featuring an interview with @viettan.bsky.social My latest piece for @globalvoices.bsky.social advox.globalvoices.org/2024/11/30/h...

Jean-Luc Roméro-Michel, maire-adjoint de Paris en charge des droits humains, ouvre la Journée Asie sous influence, Asie en résistance. La 1ère table ronde est sur le thème de la répression transnationale qui touche les tibétains, ouïghours, birmans et vietnamiens.

Hâte de participer à cette journée pour parler des droits humains en Asie avec toutes les autres ONGs. #droitshumains

Journée “Asie sous influence, Asie en résistance” Samedi 30/11/2024 au Théâtre de la Ville – Sarah Bernhardt – 2 place du Châtelet, 75004 Paris. Entrée gratuite sur réservation auprès du Théâtre de la Ville: theatredelaville-paris.notre-billetterie.com/billets?offr...

Merci à Saskia Bricmont pour votre soutien constant en faveur des droits humains au Vietnam depuis des années. Vous êtes devenue la référence au sein du Parlement Européen sur ce sujet. @saskiabricmont.bsky.social

Entretien passionnant avec le Général Christophe Gomart, maintenant député européen pour représenter la France au Parlement Européen. Merci Mon Général pour votre disponibilité pour évoquer ensemble les sujets relatifs au Vietnam d'aujourd'hui.

19 November 2024: 2nd day of advocacy work in the European Parliament. We had so many fruitful meetings with MEPs or their staff. The European Parliament expresses support to Ukrain on 1000th days of war, and so do we, unlike the Vietnamese Communist regime. #humanrights #ukrain

Thank you @jonassjostedt.bsky.social for your support to human rights in Vietnam.

18 November 2024: Viet Tan's advocacy team is back in Brussels to meet Members of the European Parliament to raise awareness on the human rights and labor rights situation in Vietnam. Vietnamese prisoners of conscience need support from elected people in Europe. #HumanRights