CIVICUS 2026: Worsening Repression in Tô Lâm’s Strongman Era
The consolidation of power under President and Communist Party General Secretary Tô Lâm has led to an escalation in state ...
Tag: Human Rights
‘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. ...
State TV Tried to Cover Up the Death of Đỗ Ngọc Phương Thùy. Gen Z Asked Even More Questions.
Key Events State TV Promised Closure. Gen Z Found Only Unanswered Questions; First the Flowers Vanished. Then the Memorial Site ...
Đà Nẵng Resident Arrested Under Article 331 Following 10-Year VietABank Dispute
A Đà Nẵng resident filed repeated complaints; authorities called them false and made another arrest under Article 331. The Latest: ...
Police Cleared Gen Z’s “Justice Tree.” Then the Internet Made It Impossible to Erase
Key Events The “Justice Tree” Explains Why Việt Nam’s Gen Z is Losing Patience with Official Silence; Climate Change Forces ...
Việt Nam’s Crackdown on Independent Voices No Longer Stops at Its Border
Key Events Việt Nam Expands Crackdown on Independent Voices Abroad; Pastor Y Nuen Ayun Sentenced to 7½ Years; Human Rights ...
Praising Hồ Chí Minh in a Book Can Put an Entire Publishing Network at Risk: Public Denunciation of Vietnamese Writers Persists
Key Events How One Book Became a Warning to Every Writer in Việt Nam; Party Identifies Reclaimed Coastal Land as ...
HRW: Recommending Việt Nam to Comply with International Law Is Not ‘Interference’
Human Rights Watch fires back against Hà Nội over the controversial Chuyện với Thanh arrests. The Latest: Human Rights Watch ...
‘Not Worth Commenting On’: How Việt Nam Dismisses Human Rights Watch as Book Crackdown Deepens
Key Events Việt Nam Dismisses HRW as Book Crackdown Deepens; New Digital ID Bill Could Track Facebook ‘Likes’; 119 Christians ...
HRW Calls for Release of Five in ‘Chuyện với Thanh’ Case; Việt Nam Says Appeal ‘Not Worth Commenting On’
HRW calls for the release of five people arrested over a controversial book about Hồ Chí Minh. In response, Việt ...
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