The Silent Press and the Facade of Moral Superiority
The recent and unsettling silence of the media surrounding the sudden death of Dr. Hoàng Phương Mai offers a vivid ...
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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 ...
Rights Groups Renew Calls for Release of Imprisoned Vietnamese Journalist Pham Doan Trang
Oct. 6, 2025- An international coalition of human rights groups, including Reporters without Borders (RSF), PEN America, PEN International, and ...
Việt Nam Escalates Crackdown on Press Freedom with Arrest Warrant for Prominent Journalist Đoàn Bảo Châu
Key Events Hà Nội Steps up Crackdown: Arrest Warrant Issued for Journalist Đoàn Bảo Châu;Việt Nam Tightens Grip on Cyberspace with ...
Global Coalition Urges U.S. Secretary of State to Address Vietnam’s Human Rights Abuses
In advance of Vietnam Human Rights Day on May 11, a coalition of international human rights and free expression organizations—including ...
50 Years on, Việt Nam Celebrates End of War with Military Display and Political Shift While Overseas Communities Around the World Remember Black April
Key EventsViệt Nam Marks 50 Years Since War's End with Grand Celebrations and Calls for UnityWorldwide Vietnamese Communities Mark Black ...
Vietnam’s State Media in Flux: Government Launches Press Reform Initiative
Ngọc Giàu and Huỳnh Kha wrote this Vietnamese article, published in Luat Khoa Magazine on Mar. 4, 2025. Thúc Kháng ...
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 ...
EU Criticizes Vietnam’s Crackdown on Activists in UN Rights Council Address
Key EventsEuropean Union Pressures Vietnam Over Human Rights Violations at UN MeetingVietnam Moves to Amend the Constitution and Party Charter ...
The Twilight of Vietnam’s ‘Loyal and Devoted’ Press
Lam Hồng wrote this Vietnamese op-ed, published in Luat Khoa Magazine on January 3, 2025. Jason Nguyen translated it into English for ...
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