From Within and Without: The Complete Control of News and Media in Vietnam
It has become widely recognized that the Vietnamese government is steadily eroding the right to free speech and expression. This worrying trend has been...
Hanoi Denies Hoang Thi Minh Hong ‘Tax Evasion’ Charges are a Crackdown on Environmental Activism
Key Events Quang Binh Man Convicted of ‘Abusing Democratic Freedoms’ for Running Facebook Page Denouncing Corruption Hanoi Denies Hoang Thi Minh Hong’s ‘Tax Evasion’...
New Cybersecurity Decree Imposes More Stringent Control Over Online Activities
Key Events Government Passes New Cyber Decree in Attempt to Further TightenControl over Online Activities Hai Duong Police Arrest Members of Spiritual Group on...
Police Arrest Tran Khac Duc, Member of Pro-Democracy Group; State Leaders Congratulate Trump on His Election Win
Key Events Tran Khac Duc, Member of Pro-Democracy Group, Arrested Under Article 117 International Federation of Journalists Condemns Duong Van Thai’s Sentencing, Calls for...
Donald Trump’s “Transactional Politics,” Unlikely a Blessing for Democracy in Vietnam (or Taiwan)
Donald Trump’s return to the presidency deeply divides America, yet the mood in Vietnam is vastly lopsided. Since political surveys are practically prohibited in...
Internet Users Charged under Article 331; Ho Chi Minh City Police Question Former Political Prisoners and Their Relatives
Key Events Social Media Users from Quang Nam and Thanh Hoa Provinces Arrested under Article 331 Ho Chi Minh City Police Detain and Interrogate...
Vietnam Sentences Blogger Duong Van Thai to 12 Years After Alleged Kidnapping in Thailand
Key Events Vietnam Sentences Blogger Duong Van Thai to 12 Years in Prison Following Abduction from Thailand Political Prisoner Nguyen Thi Tam Accuses Prison...
Lawyers Raise Concern Over Alleged Police Torture of Buddhist Practitioner Le Thanh Nhat Nguyen
Key Events Lawyers Raise Concerns over Alleged Torture of Buddhist Practitioner Le Thanh Nhat Nguyen International Organizations Condemn Vietnam’s Sentencing of Duong Van Thai...
Vietnam Releases Student Protester Tran Long Phi 21 Months Ahead of Schedule
Key Events Tran Long Phi, a Protester Against the Law on Special Economic Zone, Released Early from Príson Facebook is Suspected of Deleting a...