• Vietnam’s Mother Mushroom: ‘If I don’t speak about the future, who will?’

    HO CHI MINH CITY (SAIGON) – Vietnam’s most famous dissident blogger – Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, known by her pen name Mother Mushroom, spent her first new year in exile barred from ever returning to her home in Nha Trang. Vietnamese authorities released her from prison last October, after serving two years of a 10-year…


  • Mai Khoi vs. Vietnam’s Cyber Law – CBC The World This Weekend

    HANOI – Mai Khoi is a Vietnamese dissident artist, activist and musician. She’s been called Vietnam’s Lady Gaga for her pop star persona. But recently her music and art has become more like Pussy Riot, the Russian punk protest band. Mai Khoi is protesting against Vietnam’s new cybersecurity law that would allow authorities to monitor…


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