Professor and Internet Writer Detained, Fears for Health
International PEN is seriously concerned by reports that professor and Internet writer Vu Van Hung is suffering from ill health and has been relocated to an unknown location. More
Detained Writer Ill-Treated
International PEN is seriously concerned about reports that leading Internet writer, poet, human rights defender and member of the pro-democracy group Bloc 8406, Ho Thi Bich Khuong, has been… More
Journalist Released
International PEN welcomes the release of journalist Nguyen Viet Chien on January 17, 2009, as part of a presidential amnesty to mark the Lunar New Year. More
Crackdown on Dissidents
International PEN is alarmed about an apparent crackdown on dissent in Vietnam, in which a number of writers have been arrested in recent weeks. More
Internet Writer Bui Kim Thành Released
International PEN welcomes the release on July 11, 2008, of Bui Kim Thành, Internet writer, dissident, and lawyer, after being held for five months in psychiatric detention, apparently without… More
Death of Dissident and Spiritual Leader Thich Huyen Quang
Thich Huyen Quang spent most of the past 30 years in prison or under house arrest for his work in support of religious freedom, human rights, and political reform… More
Internet Writer and Dissident Returned to Psychiatric Detention
International PEN is seriously concerned for the well-being of Bui Kim Thành, Internet writer, dissident, and lawyer, who has reportedly been held in psychiatric detention since March 6,… More
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