13 January 2021 | HRW – Human Rights Watch
Vietnam
Annual report on the human rights situation in 2020
World Report 2021 - Vietnam (Periodical Report, English)
8 January 2021 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Vietnam
3 independent journalists sentenced to prison terms from 11 to 15 years for national security offences
Press briefing notes on Viet-Nam (Appeal or News Release, English)
5 January 2021 | OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture
Vietnam
3 independent human rights journalists sentenced to 11 and 15 years in prison respectively as well as to 3 years of house arrest on charges of writing "anti-State articles"
Viet Nam: Sentencing of independent human rights journalists Pham Chi Dung, Nguyen Tuong Thuy and Le Huu Minh Tuan [VNM 003 / 1119 / OBS 097.1] (Appeal or News Release, English)
5 January 2021 | RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City: 3 members of Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam (IJAVN) sentenced to a total of 37 years in prison
Vietnam: three IJAVN journalists given a total of 37 years in prison (Appeal or News Release, English)
21 December 2020 | BAMF – Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Germany)
Afghanistan, Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, India, Iran, Iraq, Montenegro, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Togo, Tunisia, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Brief update on recent developments (security, politics, economy) in selected countries
Briefing Notes (Periodical Report, German)
21 December 2020 | BAMF – Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Germany)
Afghanistan, Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, India, Iran, Iraq, Montenegro, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Togo, Tunisia, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Brief update on recent developments (security, politics, economy) in selected countries
Briefing Notes (Periodical Report, English)
14 December 2020 | RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières
Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, China, Congo, Democratic Republic, Cuba, Egypt, Eritrea, France, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Morocco, Nicaragua, Poland, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Press release on first part of the annual round-up of abusive treatment of journalists in 2020 (detentions; abductions; hostages; COVID-19 pandemic)
RSF’s 2020 round-up: 35% rise in number of women journalists held arbitrarily (Appeal or News Release, English)
14 December 2020 | RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières
Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, China, Congo, Democratic Republic, Cuba, Egypt, Eritrea, France, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Morocco, Nicaragua, Poland, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe
First part of annual round-up of abusive treatment of journalists in 2020 (detentions; abductions; hostages; COVID-19 pandemic)
ROUND-UP 2020: journalists detained, held hostage and missing (Periodical Report, English)
7 December 2020 | RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières
Vietnam
Article on campaign for release of journalist Pham Doan Trang who is charged with disseminating "anti-government propaganda" and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted
#FreePhamDoanTrang – RSF launches campaign for Vietnamese journalist’s release (Appeal or News Release, English)
7 December 2020 | BAMF – Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Germany)
Afghanistan, Armenia, Belarus, China, Colombia, Congo, Democratic Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Moldova, Republic, Montenegro, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Somalia, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen
Brief update on recent developments (security, politics, economy) in selected countries
Briefing Notes (Periodical Report, German)