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One Year of Tô Lâm: Political Choices That Will Echo for Generations
Minh Viễn wrote this article in Vietnamese and published it in Luật Khoa Magazine on August 4, 2025. Đàm Vĩnh
Politics
One Year of Tô Lâm: Political Choices That Will Echo for Generations
Minh Viễn wrote this article in Vietnamese and published it in Luật Khoa Magazine on August 4, 2025. Đàm Vĩnh
Politics
Transparency on Trial: More Questions Than Answers in Việt Nam’s MIA Search
Sùng Chính wrote this article in Vietnamese and published it in Luat Khoa Magazine on August 11, 2025. Since the
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Why Constitutional Review Failed to Take Root in Việt Nam
Sa Huỳnh wrote this article in Vietnamese and published it in Luat Khoa Magazine on July 29, 2025. Threatening the
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Petition 72 and the History of Popular Constitutionalism in Việt Nam
Hoàng Mai wrote this article in Vietnamese and published it in Luật Khoa Magazine on March 6, 2025. Đàm Vĩnh
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Communist Party of Việt Nam Plans to Expand Politburo Ahead of 14th National Congress; Hà Nội Pushes for Continued Talks to Finalize U.S. Trade Deal
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Religion Bulletin - March 2025 Government Demolished KonTum Diocese Building; Vietnamese Buddhist Streamlines Its Structure
Key Religious Event: * Authorities continue to harass followers of Pure Hòa Hảo Buddhism. * USCIRF recommends adding Vietnam to the list
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Jailed Dissident Phạm Chí Thành Released Early from Prison; Family Warns of Imminent Danger to Lê Đình Lượng in Solitary Confinement
Key Events * Prisoner of Conscience Phạm Chí Thành Freed Four Months Early; * Family Seeks Global Help for Dissident Lê Đình
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UN Review Underscores Urgent Need for Human Rights Reforms in Việt Nam; Trade Deal with U.S. Remains Stalled
Key Events * Việt Nam Faces International Scrutiny Over Political Repression at the Review of the International Covenant on Civil and
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Religion Bulletin - May 2025: Trial Continues for Two Members of Tịnh Thất Bồng Lai; Two Independent Protestant Pastors Sentenced
Trial of Two Tịnh Thất Bồng Lai Members Moves Forward On May 21, 2025, authorities in Long An Province continued
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Communist Party of Việt Nam Restructures Internal Organization Ahead of 2026 National Congress
Key Events * New Party Rules Signal Strategic Shift of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) * Việt Nam Cracks Down
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Tô Lâm on the Cover, but Not on the Stands: Việt Nam Bans Issue of The Economist
Key Events * Việt Nam Bans Economist Print Edition Featuring To Lam on the Cover * International Coalition Renews Call for Release
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Communist Party of Việt Nam Plans to Expand Politburo Ahead of 14th National Congress; Hà Nội Pushes for Continued Talks to Finalize U.S. Trade Deal
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Cấn Thị Thêu Hospitalized, Đặng Đăng Phước Isolated: Việt Nam’s Harsh Treatment of Political Prisoners
Key Events * Prison Health Crisis Raises Human Rights Concerns in Case of Cấn Thị Thêu; * Political Prisoner Đặng Đăng Phước
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Jailed Dissident Phạm Chí Thành Released Early from Prison; Family Warns of Imminent Danger to Lê Đình Lượng in Solitary Confinement
Key Events * Prisoner of Conscience Phạm Chí Thành Freed Four Months Early; * Family Seeks Global Help for Dissident Lê Đình
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UN Review Underscores Urgent Need for Human Rights Reforms in Việt Nam; Trade Deal with U.S. Remains Stalled
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Journalist Huy Duc Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for “Abusing Democratic Freedoms”
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LIV's Third Virtual Seminar Examines Vietnamese Government's Manipulation of Online Discussion
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HRMI 2024 Vietnam Human Rights Report: A Worrying Outlook
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The Intersection of Intel, Capitalist Dynamics, and Nguyen Phu Trong's Leadership
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The Execution of Le Van Manh Urgently Highlights the Need for Legal Reforms and a Halt to Executions in Vietnam
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Cấn Thị Thêu Hospitalized, Đặng Đăng Phước Isolated: Việt Nam’s Harsh Treatment of Political Prisoners
Key Events * Prison Health Crisis Raises Human Rights Concerns in Case of Cấn Thị Thêu; * Political Prisoner Đặng Đăng Phước
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Jailed Dissident Phạm Chí Thành Released Early from Prison; Family Warns of Imminent Danger to Lê Đình Lượng in Solitary Confinement
Key Events * Prisoner of Conscience Phạm Chí Thành Freed Four Months Early; * Family Seeks Global Help for Dissident Lê Đình
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UN Review Underscores Urgent Need for Human Rights Reforms in Việt Nam; Trade Deal with U.S. Remains Stalled
Key Events * Việt Nam Faces International Scrutiny Over Political Repression at the Review of the International Covenant on Civil and
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Tô Lâm on the Cover, but Not on the Stands: Việt Nam Bans Issue of The Economist
Key Events * Việt Nam Bans Economist Print Edition Featuring To Lam on the Cover * International Coalition Renews Call for Release
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Freedom House: Vietnam Tightens Grip on Free Speech as Crackdown on Dissent Intensifies; Journalist Huy Duc Sentenced to 30 Months under Article 331
Key Events * Freedom House Reports on Vietnam’s Ongoing Repression of Activists and Journalists * Vietnamese Journalist Huy Duc Jailed for
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Vietnam Releases Student Protester Tran Long Phi 21 Months Ahead of Schedule
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Freedom House Declares Vietnam’s Internet ‘Not Free;” Rights Groups Urge Thailand to Stop Extradition of Y Quynh Bdap
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Vietnam Uses Cybersecurity Decrees to Repress Online Criticisms of Late Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong
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Religion Bulletin - March 2025 Government Demolished KonTum Diocese Building; Vietnamese Buddhist Streamlines Its Structure
Key Religious Event: * Authorities continue to harass followers of Pure Hòa Hảo Buddhism. * USCIRF recommends adding Vietnam to the list
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Religion Bulletin - May 2025: Trial Continues for Two Members of Tịnh Thất Bồng Lai; Two Independent Protestant Pastors Sentenced
Trial of Two Tịnh Thất Bồng Lai Members Moves Forward On May 21, 2025, authorities in Long An Province continued
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Religion Bulletin - April 2025 The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha Accuses Thích Minh Tuệ Of Being A Fake Monk; Tibetan High Monk Dies In Vietnam
Religious highlights in April 2025: * The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha accuses Thích Minh Tuệ of being a fake monk * Tibetan High
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Religion Bulletin - March 2024: Many Protestants and Buddhists Were Arrested and Imprisoned
Đắk Lắk Arrests Three Followers of the Independent Protestant Church On March 6, 2024, the authorities of Đắk Lắk and
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Jailed Dissident Phạm Chí Thành Released Early from Prison; Family Warns of Imminent Danger to Lê Đình Lượng in Solitary Confinement
Key Events * Prisoner of Conscience Phạm Chí Thành Freed Four Months Early; * Family Seeks Global Help for Dissident Lê Đình
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UN Review Underscores Urgent Need for Human Rights Reforms in Việt Nam; Trade Deal with U.S. Remains Stalled
Key Events * Việt Nam Faces International Scrutiny Over Political Repression at the Review of the International Covenant on Civil and
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Communist Party of Việt Nam Restructures Internal Organization Ahead of 2026 National Congress
Key Events * New Party Rules Signal Strategic Shift of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) * Việt Nam Cracks Down
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Tô Lâm on the Cover, but Not on the Stands: Việt Nam Bans Issue of The Economist
Key Events * Việt Nam Bans Economist Print Edition Featuring To Lam on the Cover * International Coalition Renews Call for Release