CIVICUS 2025 Update: ‘Closed’ Space Persists as Việt Nam Regime Defies UN Scrutiny
CIVICUS Monitor has released further updates on the state of freedom of expression and association in Việt Nam for the ...
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CIVICUS 2025: A Seven-year Pattern of Crackdowns and Persecution
The first half of 2025 has seen an alarming escalation in the Vietnamese government's crackdown on fundamental freedoms. This period ...
CIVICUS 2024: Escalating Harassment and Suppression of Trade Unionists, Activists, and Journalists in Vietnam
On July 18, CIVICUS - a global alliance of organizations and activists dedicated to citizen action and strengthening civil society ...
Doubts Cast: CIVICUS Questions Vietnam’s Suitability for UN Human Rights Council Membership
On June 22, 2023, CIVICUS, the global civil society alliance, released a report condemning Vietnam’s mistreatment of activists and journalists. ...
A Reflection on Civil Society, Despair, and Solidarity
As someone who ended up working in the field of activism by chance, I often find myself in a constant ...
CIVICUS 2023: Vietnam’s Incessant Crackdown on Human Rights Defenders Despite UNHRC Membership
In October 2022, Vietnam was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) by an overwhelming majority of 145 ...
CIVICUS 2022 Update: Vietnam’s Latest Attacks On Freedom Of Expression And Association
On Jan 21, 2022, CIVICUS, a global alliance of organizations and activists that work to strengthen citizen action and civil ...
Vietnam Remains Classified As “Closed” In CIVICUS Monitor’s 2021 Report
Vietnam continues to be ranked as “ closed” in CIVICUS Monitor’s 2021 Report, People Power Under Attack, released on December ...
Vietnam: The True Victims Of Political Repression
The Absence of ChoiceNational elections in any part of the world are always interesting to observe. What occurs in them ...
CIVICUS 2020 Monitor Report Continues To Rank Vietnam As “Closed” Civic Space
On December 8, 2020, international organization CIVICUS – a global alliance of civil society organisations and activists dedicated to strengthening ...
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