Thao Dinh

Vietnamese pro-democracy activist. Facing travel ban due to peaceful activism. I’m here to connect with the world and make the govt’s reprisal meaningless.

[Thao Dinh @Thao_Gao]

Thanks for assisting me to have my account verified, @will_nguyen_ !

Since #Facebook is lowering its standards to protect human rights in #Vietnam, Twitter and other platforms are having a great opportunity for growing in Vietnam market. Go @Twitter, go!

[Thao Dinh @Thao_Gao]

@trinhhoivoice I don’t even know lol.

[Wa Lone @walone4]

Army cut off the state media TV and Radios, local phone line and internet getting disable across the country. #Myanmarcoup #coupdetat #armycoup #tatmadaw #Myanmar #whatshappeninginmyanmar

[Aye Min Thant @the_ayeminthant]

I guess I'll be live tweeting a coup now. Things are still pretty quiet for now, though people are awake and scared. I've been fielding calls since 6 am from friends and relatives. The internet is in and out and my sim card no longer works.

[Nick Beake @Beaking_News]

NEW: My BBC colleagues at @bbcburmese have been told that #AungSanSuuKyi and President Win Myint were taken away from their residences in the capital Naypyitaw.

The Burmese army are rounding up senior members of the ruling party & Chief Ministers in other regions.

[Tung Ngo @tungngonyt]

#Vietnam #Communist Party ended preparatory session Mon morning. Organizers said no announcement to make, delegates to study documents with no meeting in the afternoon. Tight security, restricted access, no phone/internet signal around the venue. party convention to open Tue

[EU in Vietnam 🇪🇺🇻🇳 @EUDelegationVN]

The human rights situation in Vietnam, in particular the case of human rights journalists Pham Chi Dung, Nguyen Tuong Thuy and Le Huu Minh Tuan

https://t.co/rfY1EAj7Z5

[UN Special Procedures @UN_SPExperts]

#VietNam: The heavy sentences handed down against 3 Vietnamese journalists and rights defenders, just weeks ahead of a key meeting of the ruling Communist Party, sends a chilling message to human rights defenders & those working in the media – UN experts: https://t.co/fwztzHmexM

[The 88 Project @The88Project]

In honour of World Press Freedom Day, we worked with @unescoNOW on portraits of journalists - Long Trinh, who writes about human rights in Vietnam, is one of them.

Read his story here: https://t.co/T25AcHVGIA

Photo credit: Debra Barraud

#EndImpunity #PressFreedom #Vietnam

[Kit Humphrey @HumphreyWrites]

The court in HCMC has reached its verdict. Journalist Pham Chi Dung was handed a 15-year jail term, Nguyen Tuong Thuy and Le Huu Minh Tuan were each sentenced to 11 years. All face 3 years under house arrest upon their release. #Vietnam

[The Vietnamese Magazine @thevnmesemag]

We stand with Pham Chi Dung, Nguyen Tuong Thuy, Le Huu Minh Tuan, and the IJAVN to build a free media in Vietnam. We demand the Vietnamese government immediately and unconditionally release the three journalists.https://t.co/8YhX2z2taO

[Nguyen Phuong Linh @linhpnguyen]

For those who follow the next year Party Congress in Vietnam (and understand Vnese), I recommend that you watch the documentary series “Towards the Party Congress” (Hướng tới ĐH Đảng) on national tv channel. I’ve watched 7 episodes and been v impressed w the content.

[Thao Dinh @Thao_Gao]

Everyone can fight for human rights by practicing our own rights and respecting others’.

Everyone can benefit from an inclusive society, literally.

#HumanRightsDay

[ICJ - Asia and the Pacific @ICJ_Asia]

🇻🇳 In a briefing paper released today, @ICJ_org called on #Vietnam to take swift measures to reform its laws and practices around the use of the internet and to stem the pattern of accelerating human rights abuse of individuals online.

https://t.co/Xu8ng5LM6X #FreedomOfSpeech

[Brittis Edman @BrittisEdman]

New report fr @Amnesty on #Vietnam shows:
* a record number of prisoners of conscience – with 40% behind bars for their social media use
* state-sponsored harassment rampant on Facebook and YouTube
* Facebook engaging in country-wide censorship of content

https://t.co/xaBeaLV64D

[Thao Dinh @Thao_Gao]

@GioAlibertiEU Dear sir,
May I have your/your assistant’s email address to continue this conversation? Thanks!

[Thao Dinh @Thao_Gao]

@GioAlibertiEU Many thanks, @GioAlibertiEU! Let me pass your message to my professors.

[Reuters @Reuters]

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong detained for illegal assembly https://t.co/laN8sQwQHX

[Thao Dinh @Thao_Gao]

I have exposed myself to Internet Freedom issues for a year now. With my non-tech background, what else can I do aside from reading books/papers/reports, talking to experts, following news, events, etc.?

#InternetFreedom #Digitalrights #Technology