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...
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...
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...
Vietnamese Prisoners of Conscience Hold Hunger Strike to Protest Confiscation of Personal Items
Key Events Prisoners of Conscience in An Diem Prison Start Hunger Strikes Vietnam Deports a Belarusian Military Volunteer in Ukraine Back Home Binh Duong...
Police Detain Eight Villagers Protesting Against Land Seizures for Road Construction
Key Events Police Arrest Eight Villagers Who Oppose Land Seizures for Road Construction Vietnam Human Rights Network Honors Three Political Prisoners With Rights Awards...
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...