President Tô Lâm Announces 2026 Amnesty Criteria, Political Prisoners under Articles 109 and 117 Excluded
On the afternoon of April 9 in Hà Nội, the Office of the President announced the 2026 amnesty decision issued ...
Tag: Article 117
Vietnamese Authorities Crack Down on Online Dissent Ahead of Party Congress; Facebooker Hoàng Thị Hồng Thái Arrested Under Article 117
Key Events Việt Nam Cracks Down on Online Speech Before Party Congress; The Party Tells Diplomats It Is Ready for ...
A Decade of Repression: How Việt Nam Jailed Dissidents, Journalists, and Rights Defenders
On Dec. 31, 2025, a Vietnamese court convicted and sentenced prominent political dissident Nguyễn Văn Đài to 17 years in ...
Việt Nam Revised Press Law Raises Alarm as Journalists May Be Forced to Reveal Sources to Police
Key Events Revised Press Law: media outlets required to provide sources of information to the police;Authorities continue to invoke Articles 116 ...
Activist Trịnh Bá Phương, Already Behind Bars, Sentenced to 11 More Years
Key Events Việt Nam Intensifies Crackdown, Extends Trịnh Bá Phương’s Prison Term to 21 Years;Fifth Pillar Added to Việt Nam’s Communist ...
Again, We Weep for Those Who Fly Without a Horizon
Chu Dần wrote this article in Vietnamese and published it in Luat Khoa Magazine on August 5, 2025. News of Vietnamese ...
Lê Hữu Minh Tuấn: A Journalist Suffering Behind Bars
Once a vibrant voice in Việt Nam’s independent media, journalist Lê Hữu Minh Tuấn is now fighting for his life ...
U.S. Representative Derek Tran Advocates for Imprisoned Vietnamese Journalist Le Huu Minh Tuan; Vietnam Restructures More than 30 Provinces and Strengthens Ties with 2 ASEAN Nations
Key EventsUS Rep. Derek Tran Backs Jailed Vietnamese Journalist in Fight for Press FreedomMajor Administrative Shake-Up: Vietnam Reduces Number of ...
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