Key Events * Major Government Restructuring in Vietnam: Five Ministries Cut, Police Take On New Roles * Decree 168 Continues to Spark
Key Events * Leadership Shake-Up: Vietnam Streamlines Ministries and Police Force * Secretary Rubio Presses Vietnam on Trade Imbalances, Discusses China’s
Key Events * CPJ Report Highlights Vietnam’s Role in Asia’s Journalist Crackdown * Human Rights Watch: Vietnam’s Repression Deepens
Key Events * Thai Court Accedes to Hanoi’s Extradition Request of Montagnard Activist Y Quynh Bdap, But Quynh Can Still
Key Events: * Court Jails Internet User Due to Promotion of Fundamental Changes to Vietnam’s Political System * General Secretary To
Key Events * President To Lam Speaks at UN General Assembly, Emphasizes the Importance of ‘Sustainable Development and Human Integrity’ * Human
As this article is being written, the dual-hatted General Secretary and President To Lam is in New York to attend
Key events: * Vietnam Releases Multiple Prisoners of Conscience Ahead of To Lam’s Trip to the U.S. * General Secretary
On Sept. 22, 2023, Vietnam executed wrongfully convicted Le Van Manh after he spent 18 years on death row. His
In a surprise move, the Vietnamese government released political prisoner Tran Huynh Duy Thuc eight months before his scheduled release.
Key events: * Hanoi Court Sentences Democracy Activist Phan Van Bach to 5 Years in Prison on ‘Anti-State’ Charges * Court Rejects
Key events: * Hanoi Man Receives 6 Years in Prison For Advocating Political Pluralism * Human Rights Watch Calls on Vietnam to
Key events: * Hanoi Court Sentences Journalist Nguyen Vu Binh to 7 Years * Activist Phan Van Bach Will be Tried this
Key events: * Lawyer Jailed Under Article 331 for ‘Defaming’ Court Officials * A Court in An Giang Imprisons Social Media User
Key Events: * Police Question High School Student Due to Social Media Post Critical of the Communist Party * Several Groups Urge
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