Bloc 8406

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Contents 1 Summary 2 Activities 3 See Also 4 External Links

[edit] Summary

Bloc 8406 of "Manifesto on Freedom and Democracy for Vietnam 2006" (Vietnamese: Khối 8406 Tuyên Ngôn Tự Do Dân Chủ Cho Việt Nam 2006) is a unified coalition of political parties and groups in Vietnam that advocate for democracy reforms in Vietnam. It is named after the date of the manifesto, April 8, 2006 and was originally signed by 118 of dissidents calling for a multiparty state. [1]. The support later grown into the thousands [2] and also includes prominent Catholic priest Nguyen Van Ly who recently was sentenced for 8 years in prison [3] for support of this group.

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On August 22, 2006, the group calls for a four-phase proposal to democratize Vietnam. The phases include:

• the restoration of civil liberties
• the establishment of political parties
• the drafting of a new constitution
• democratic elections for a new representative National Assembly to choose a new national name, flag and anthem

[edit] See Also

• Nguyen Van Ly

[edit] External Links

• Actual Manifesto
• Vietnam: Fledgling Democracy Movement Under Threat
• Heed the call of Vietnam's Bloc 8406
• Communist Government Targets Members of Bloc "8406"
• Vietnamese Citizens Join in Mass Calls for Political Freedom
• Open letter from 50 US Members of Congress supporting Vietnamese democracy movement
• Vietnam tries to stop Democracy Activists from Organizing