Testimony before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, United States House of Representatives

(Mai Huong Ngo) Ms. Mai Huong Ngo is a writer and mother of two sons living in California. A native of Vietnam, she came to the United States as a boat person in 1984. She has published several collections of Vietnamese poems and short stories. She is the wife of imprisoned democracy activist, Dr. Nguyen Quoc Quan. (15/05/2012)

Vietnam: Continuing Abuse of Human Rights and (...)

Six US Members of Congress call for release of (...)

Vietnamese-American detained for terrorism

US House Members urge Secretary Clinton to secure (...)

Human rights activist detained in Vietnam on (...)

Elk Grove man arrested again in Vietnam

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Six US Members of Congress call for release of democracy activist Nguyen Quoc Quan

(Viet Tan) - In a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Rep. Dan Lungren and five other House members urged the State Department “to secure the immediate release of Dr. Nguyen Quoc Quan so he can be reunited with his wife and two sons."

Vietnam: Continuing Abuse of Human Rights and Religious Freedom

(Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission ) - This hearing will explore the challenges faced by democracy activists and religious organizations in Vietnam. Ms. Mai Huong Ngo will give testimony on behalf of her husband, imprisoned democracy activist Dr. Nguyen Quoc Quan.

My husband, Pham Minh Hoang is innocent!

(Le Thi Kieu Oanh) - Dear friends, My husband, Professor Pham Minh Hoang from the Ho Chi Minh University of Technology, up until now has been detained for nearly 12 months and on August 10, 2011 he will be brought to trial on charges of “attempting to overthrow the socialist government” under article 79 of the penal (...)

Léman Bleu television broadcast presented by Pascal Décaillet on October 20, 2010

Testimony before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, United States House of Representatives

(Mai Huong Ngo) - Ms. Mai Huong Ngo is a writer and mother of two sons living in California. A native of Vietnam, she came to the United States as a boat person in 1984. She has published several collections of Vietnamese poems and short stories. She is the wife of imprisoned democracy activist, Dr. Nguyen Quoc (...) (15/05/2012)

Vietnamese-American detained for terrorism - (ABC Radio Australia) (5/05/2012)
Human rights activist detained in Vietnam on ’terrorism’ charge - (CNN) (30/04/2012)
Elk Grove man arrested again in Vietnam - (The Sacramento Bee) (30/04/2012)
The New Hanoi Hilton - (Wall Street Journal) (30/04/2012)
Court Reduces Blogger’s Sentence - (Radio Free Asia) (29/11/2011)
Seven rights groups press for freedom of expression, release of bloggers - (International Rights Organizations) (12/11/2011)
US Representatives express concern for imprisoned youth activists - (US Members of Congress) (13/10/2011)
Hanoi authorities again deny a fair legal hearing for blogger Pham Minh Hoang - (Viet Tan) (12/10/2011)
10 Human Rights and Digital Freedom Groups Call for Release of Pham Minh Hoang - (International Rights Organizations) (5/10/2011)
Vietnamese land-rights activists appeal sentences amid government’s dissident crackdown - (AP) (18/08/2011)
Vietnamese blogger handed harsh prison sentence - (CPJ) (17/08/2011)
Vietnamese Blogger’s Conviction Sparks Public Outcry - (VOA) (12/08/2011)
France blasts Vietnam for jailing citizen for blog - (AP) (11/08/2011)
French-vietnamese blogger sentenced to three years in prison - (Reporters Without Borders) (11/08/2011)
Viet nam urged to release jailed blogger - (Amnesty International) (10/08/2011)
Blogger jailed in Vietnam for subversion - (AFP) (10/08/2011)
Letter to Prime Minister requesting blogger Pham Minh Hoang’s release - (Reporters Without Borders) (8/08/2011)
Scholars at Risk calls for letters: Vietnamese professor to face trial - (Scholars at Risk) (28/07/2011)
Hanoi government to try democracy activist and blogger Pham Minh Hoang - (Viet Tan) (27/07/2011)

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Profiles

Nguyen Quoc Quan

A former high-school teacher in Kien Giang province, Vietnam. He emigrated to the United States in 1981 and graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in 1987 with a Ph.D. in Mathematics. He specialized in research on Machine Translation from English to Vietnamese. A (...)

Pham Minh Hoang

Prior to being detained by Vietnamese security police on August 13, 2010, Professor Hoang was a lecturer in Applied Mathematics. Realizing that the youth had been failed by a stagnant education system, he organized free courses on leadership skills for his (...)

Pastor Duong Kim Khai

Pastor Khai was quietly arrested on August 10, 2010 under Article 79 of the Vietnamese penal code. His whereabouts and condition are still unknown to his family. Pastor Khai truly embodies the religious spirit of which he preaches, living to serve others in spite of his own difficult and (...)

Tran Thi Thuy

Like many other farmers and merchants, Tran Thi Thuy is a victim of injustice and land grabs. For the last 20 years she has been a devoted campaigner for justice, for both herself and many other victimized persons in Ben Tre whose land was taken away by local government officials. Her family is (...)

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Parishioners of “Cattle Cage” Mennonite Church.
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