A few months ago, @chichicheree, @phamhaduylinh, and I sat down with Khoa, a convicted wildlife trafficker, as he recalled his Catch Me If You Can-like story of corruption, feuds, rodents, and big cats (🧵) https://t.co/6E8nh9Kp6n via @restofworld
On May 5, land rights activists Can Thi Theu & Trinh Ba Tu will face trial; Hoang Duc Binh’s family hasn’t been able to see him in more than a year; read a poem by former political prisoner Mother Mushroom. Subscribe to our weekly #Vietnam newsletter. https://t.co/VWA6dvcdFi
Land rights activists Can Thi Theu and Trinh Ba Tu were sentenced 8 years and 3 years probation. They have been charged with conducting “anti-state propaganda” for disseminating information about the Dong Tam Commune incident.
#HumanRightsViolations#vietnam
45 years between the 2 photos: 1973-2018. On the left is Nguyen Huy Tao, a North Vietnam soldier, and on the right is Bui Trong Nghia of the Saigon regime. But reconciliation still remains a work in progress nearly half a century after the end of #VietnamWar (pics Chu Chi Thanh)
Came across this photo from 1970, two years before the American Christmas bombing of Hanoi. A class of kindergarten kids looking super happy after watching a cartoon (Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs, no less!). I wonder where they are now. Have a nice Sunday, everyone! #Vietnam
In a new #OnlineFirst piece, @digitaldang from @unimelb explores the temporality of liveness on Facebook Live through the analytical lens of downtime, which exists in between the micro action and inaction of everyday life https://t.co/rIDB3TigUk
#RSFIndex Press Freedom 2021: Cuba, Laos, Vietnam, China and North Korea all amongst the bottom ten countries in the ranking. Eritrea is the worst violator.
On April 7, 2021, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) @RSF_AsiaPacific released a press statement condemning the arrest of jailed #Vietnamese journalist Pham Doan Trang. #FreePhamDoanTrang https://t.co/0lTeGvbrlh