Politics
Vietnam’s Aggressive Pursuit of Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan
Lê Giang wrote this Vietnamese article, published in Luat Khoa Magazine on March 5, 2025. Jason Nguyen translated it into
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Book Review
Book Review: The Memory Police and The Rise of The Police State in Vietnam
“The Memory Police,” by Japanese author Yoko Ogawa, is a fictional work about an island where people’s memories of
Human Rights
The Case Against Osin Huy Duc: Unpacking the Controversial Article 331
Truong Huy San, also known as Osin Huy Duc, is renowned for his book “The Winning Side” (Bên Thắng Cuộc)
Vietnam Briefing
Vietnam Indicts Journalist Osin Huy Duc for “Abusing Democratic Freedoms”
Key Events * Vietnamese Author and Blogger Osin Huy Duc Indicted Under Article 331 * General Secretary To Lam Uses ‘Saigon’ to
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The Communist Party of Vietnam Implements Sweeping Organizational Reforms
Key Events * Vietnam Centralizes Power with New Party Ministries and Leadership Changes * Ex-Police Colonel Quits Thich Minh Tue’s Spiritual
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Sweeping Reforms: Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security Absorbs Key Functions
Key Events * Major Government Restructuring in Vietnam: Five Ministries Cut, Police Take On New Roles * Decree 168 Continues to Spark
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Vietnam’s Communist Party Moves to Streamline Apparatus, Reorganize Police and Leadership
Key Events * Leadership Shake-Up: Vietnam Streamlines Ministries and Police Force * Secretary Rubio Presses Vietnam on Trade Imbalances, Discusses China’s
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Human Rights Watch and CPJ Report Vietnam Tightens Grip on Freedoms Under General Secretary To Lam
Key Events * CPJ Report Highlights Vietnam’s Role in Asia’s Journalist Crackdown * Human Rights Watch: Vietnam’s Repression Deepens
Vietnam Briefing
Vietnam Sentences Former Attorney Tran Dinh Trien to Three Years Under Controversial Article 331; US-Vietnam Hold 28th Human Rights Dialogue in Hanoi
Key Events * Tran Dinh Trien, Former Hanoi Bar Leader, Receives Three-Year Sentence Under Article 331 * Police Restructure: Vietnam to Strengthen
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Notice: Temporary Pause on December News Briefings – Returning December 30, 2024
Dear Readers, We regret to inform you that due to an operational adjustment impacting our human resources, The Vietnamese Magazine
Vietnam Briefing
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
Vietnam Briefing
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
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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
