The Vietnamese government arbitrarily applied criminal law to prosecute the country’s leading climate activists for tax evasion, Project 88 said in a report released today. The activists- Dang Dinh Bach, Nguy Thi Khanh, Mai Phan Loi, and Bach Hung Duong- pushed the government to commit to a policy of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.| Project88
On December 16, 2024, Project88 released its analysis of Vietnam’s new decree (Decree 126) on associations. Decree 126 came into effect on November 26, 2024. Compared to Decree 45, which it replaced, the new decree makes it more difficult to establish an association and gives the government more power to control and monitor the activities […] The post Fearing a color revolution, Hanoi implements new decree that increases restrictions on associations appeared first on Project88.| Project88