April 14, 2021
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of FIDH and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in
Vietnam.
The Observatory has been informed about the arbitrary arrest and detention of
Nguyen Thuy Hanh, the founder of the “50K fund”, a fund created to support the families of unjustly detained prisoners across Vietnam. A vocal human rights advocate, she manages a popular Facebook account where she frequently discusses human rights issues.
On April 7, 2021, Nguyen Thuy Hanh was arrested by the police and charged under Article 117 of the Criminal Code for allegedly “making, storing, or spreading information, materials or items for the purpose of opposing the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam”. If convicted, she could face a prison sentence of between five and 20 years. She is currently detained at Temporary Detention Center No. 2 in Thuong Tin Di
Vietnamese Activist Arrested After Nominating Herself for Election to National Assembly
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. The City Council on Tuesday approved an appropriation of $960,000 in Pittsfield Economic Development funds for infrastructure improvements on Dan Fox Drive. The motion passed 10-1 with Ward 4 Councilor Christopher Connell voting against. These funds will go toward the extension of water and sewer lines along Dan Fox Drive, connecting the lines immediately to Bousquet Mountain. Though Bousquet is an immediate part of the equation, these improvements will make the area capable of handling future growth and is purposed to promote the much needed development. The ski area s new owners Mill Town Capital plan to demolish Bousquet s existing base area because it is dramatically out of code and build a new $5 million one in its place but are not able to move forward with the project depending on well water and a faulty sewage system.
Spain s startups avoided COVID-19 havoc thanks to second-generation entrepreneurs and strong VC interest Sorrel Downer The COVID-19 pandemic struck just as Spain s startup scene was reaching its tipping point. But the country s second unicorn was followed with more investments in new companies. They may seem the most vulnerable but their funding has surged, while older companies has faltered.
The youngest businesses should have been worst hit by COVID-19. For Spain s startups, it came just as things were taking off.
At the end of 2019, Glovo, the on-demand delivery service app, became the country s second unicorn †a startup valued at more than $US1 billion †after ride-sharing app Cabify in January 2018. It raised ⠬300 million ($US361 million) in just 12 months, of a total investment of around ⠬488 million ($US587 million). It expanded into more than 20 countries. It was just four years old.