Key Events * Police Arrest Eight Villagers Who Oppose Land Seizures for Road Construction * Vietnam Human Rights Network Honors Three Political
It has become widely recognized that the Vietnamese government is steadily eroding the right to free speech and expression. This
Key Events * Quang Binh Man Convicted of ‘Abusing Democratic Freedoms’ for Running Facebook Page Denouncing Corruption * Hanoi Denies Hoang Thi
Notable events: * Vuong Dinh Hue, Chairman of the National Assembly, Resigned amid Corruption Probe * Amnesty International: Vietnam Deploys Spyware to
State Department: ‘No Significant Changes’ in Vietnam’s Human Rights Situation On April 22, the U.S. State Department released
Police to Integrate Residents’ Iris Scans into New ID Cards Iris scans will become a required biometric data, along with
Vietnam’s Political Prisoners Continue to Face Abuses and Mistreatment While in Custody Nguyen Thi Tam, a political prisoner and
Imprisoned Journalist Pham Doan Trang Receives PEN America’s Freedom to Write Award Pham Doan Trang, 45, is serving a
Vatican Looks to Normalize Relations in its Representative's Vietnam Visit The Vatican's foreign minister, Richard Gallagher,
Legislature Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue to Visit China Last Thursday, the Foreign Affairs Committee of Vietnam’s National Assembly announced
State Department Raises Concern Over Treatment of Religious Freedom Advocates in Vietnam The U.S. State Department on April 1
Social Media Users Charged With ‘Abusing Democratic Freedoms’ for ‘Distorting’ Conviction of Death-Row Inmate Ho Duy Hai On March 28,
A Man Reported Dead while in Dong Nai Provincial Police Custody State media reported that a Vietnamese man named Vu
The Legislature Formalizes Vo Van Thuong’s Resignation, Appoints Acting President The National Assembly passed a resolution to dismiss Vo
Vietnam Communist Party Leaders Meet Wednesday to Decide on President Vo Van Thuong’s Resignation, Officials Say On March 20,
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