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Jason Nguyen
Nguyen focuses on vulnerable communities: ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+, activists, and Vietnam War refugees, challenging the Vietnamese government's official narratives on social and political issues.
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OpinionMembers
The Twilight of Vietnam’s ‘Loyal and Devoted’ Press
Lam Hồng wrote this Vietnamese op-ed, published in Luat Khoa Magazine on January 3, 2025. Jason Nguyen translated it into English for The Vietnamese Magazine. During the last week of December 2024,…
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Human RightsMembers
Nguyen Thuy Hanh, Activist and Founder of Charitable 50K Fund, Released from Prison After 3 Years
Nguyen Thuy Hanh, a prominent activist and founder of a financial fund dedicated to helping Vietnamese prisoners of conscience, was freed and reunited with her family on Oct. 7, according…
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HistoryMembers
Accounting for the Stateless of the Republic of Vietnam: A Path Towards Reconciliation
The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, with victory for North Vietnam, whose government has maintained a political monopoly over the country until today. The war has brought devastating…
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Human RightsMembers
Amid Presidential Shakeup, Wrongful Death-Row Prisoners in Vietnam Still Await Execution
Vo Van Thuong, the youngest president in Vietnam’s history, was forced to step down from his post last month in an unexpected turn of political events. Thuong resigned just a…
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Human RightsMembers
Restricted Cyberspace: Vietnam Uses Cybersecurity Laws to Muzzle Online Speech
The Ministry of Communications and Information declared [1] in 2022 that the number of the country’s internet users had exceeded 72 million people, accounting for roughly 72% of the total…
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PoliticsMembers
Interview with Professor Tuong Vu on the Vietnamese Communist Party: War Legacies and Future Prospects
Ninety-four years ago, on Feb. 3, 1930, the Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP) was founded. The party took Vietnam into three major wars with France, the U.S., and Cambodia-China, succeeded in…
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Human RightsMembers
Le Huu Minh Tuan’s Frail Health Epitomizes the Fate of Imprisoned Journalists in Vietnam
It is widely acknowledged that Vietnam doesn’t have an independent media. Many press freedom advocates, including Reporters Without Borders, perpetually rank Vietnam among countries at the bottom of their press…
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On This DayMembers
On this Day in 2019, Ho Chi Minh City Authorities Began to Forcefully Evict Loc Hung Garden Residents
What Happened at Loc Hung Garden? On Jan. 4, 2019, only a few weeks before Vietnam’s Lunar New Year, the authorities of Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC),…
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Vietnam BriefingMembers
Activist Nguyen Lan Thang Faces Perpetual Harassment in Prison; The 88 Project Publishes Report on Vietnam’s Human Rights
The Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP) Expelled Former Parliamentary Official Luu Binh Nhuong Luu Binh Nhuong, a former parliamentary official, has been expelled from the VCP due to his alleged “violation…
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PoliticsMembers
Research Review: Chinese Influence in North Vietnam’s 1953 Land Reform Campaign
Vietnam’s land reform campaign “Cải cách ruộng đất” is a politically controversial and sensitive topic in the country’s modern history. Conducted in North Vietnam between 1946 and 1957 by the…
