Police Get More Power, Citizens Face Bigger Fines Under New Cybersecurity Decrees
Key Events Government Expands Cybersecurity Fines, Gives Local Police New Powers; Residents Accuse Hà Nội of Recasting Banner Removals as ...
Tag: Death Penalty
‘Twelve Presidents Have Come and Gone’: A Father’s 20-Year Fight to Prove Nguyễn Văn Chưởng’s Innocence
In recent months, Nguyễn Trường Chinh has divided his time between Bạch Mai Hospital and Hà Nội Medical University Hospital. ...
Ministry of Public Security Proposes Dropping Death Penalty for 5 Crimes
A proposed revision to Việt Nam's Penal Code could significantly narrow the scope of capital punishment, actively removing the death ...
Việt Nam Issues New Decree, Reaffirming to Pause Execution If Three Lethal Injection Doses Fail
Việt Nam has formalized new protocols for capital punishment, setting a three-dose limit for lethal injections and awarding compensation for ...
The Death Penalty in Việt Nam: Systemic Failures and Wrongful Convictions
A wrongful prison sentence can still be corrected. A wrongful execution cannot. While the Ministry of Public Security’s (MPS) draft ...
Ministry of Public Security Proposes Ending Death Penalty for 8 Crimes, Drawing Pushback From Agencies
The Latest: On May 13, the Ministry of Justice published an appraisal document for the policy dossier of the draft ...
Việt Nam Considers Commuting Death Sentences to 20 Years in Draft Penal Code Revision
Remedying the financial and social consequences of a crime is poised to become a key factor in determining criminal liability ...
Will President Tô Lâm Grant Clemency? The 20-Year Death Row Wait of Hồ Duy Hải and Nguyễn Văn Chưởng
For nearly 20 years and 12 presidencies, two death row inmates—Hồ Duy Hải (18 years) and Nguyễn Văn Chưởng (19 ...
National Assembly Pushes Through Record Number of Laws, Expands Police Powers Over the Media
Key Events Việt Nam Rushes Laws through its National Assembly under Fast-Tracked Procedures;New Press Law in Việt Nam Hands Police the ...
Việt Nam Slashes Use of Death Penalty: Eight Crimes Removed, Including Corruption and Drug Offenses
Key Events Việt Nam Abolishes Death Penalty for Corruption Amid Wave of High-Profile TrialsChinese Survey Ship Operates Near Việt Nam Coast ...
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