Key Events * Police Arrest Eight Villagers Who Oppose Land Seizures for Road Construction * Vietnam Human Rights Network Honors Three Political
It has become widely recognized that the Vietnamese government is steadily eroding the right to free speech and expression. This
Key Events * Quang Binh Man Convicted of ‘Abusing Democratic Freedoms’ for Running Facebook Page Denouncing Corruption * Hanoi Denies Hoang Thi
Notable events: * Central Committee Approves Four New Politburo Members and Appoints To Lam President in Major Personnel Restructuring * PEN America
Notable events: * Human Rights Watch Urges Taiwan Courts to Ease Bureaucratic Burdens for Victims of Formosa Plastics Pollution * Two Dong
Notable events: * Police Confirm Arrest of Labor Reformist Nguyen Vu Binh * Human Rights Watch: Vietnam Provides False Labor Claims to
Notable events: * Hanoi Says it Guarantees Human Rights at the Universal Periodic Review * UN Special Rapporteurs Raise Concerns over Le
Notable events: * Reporters Without Borders: Vietnam ‘Stagnated’ in Press Freedom Ranking * PEN America Lists Vietnam as the Third Largest Jailer
Notable events: * Three Social Media Users Arrested for ‘Abusing Democratic Freedoms’ * National Assembly to Convene an Extraordinary Session to Discuss
Contrary to rumors, when the North Vietnamese soldiers captured Saigon on April 30, 1975, it did not result in an immediate "bloodbath." Nevertheless, the tragedy experienced by the southern Vietnamese unfolded gradually and in different forms.
Notable events: * Vuong Dinh Hue, Chairman of the National Assembly, Resigned amid Corruption Probe * Amnesty International: Vietnam Deploys Spyware to
State Department: ‘No Significant Changes’ in Vietnam’s Human Rights Situation On April 22, the U.S. State Department released
Police to Integrate Residents’ Iris Scans into New ID Cards Iris scans will become a required biometric data, along with
Vietnam’s Political Prisoners Continue to Face Abuses and Mistreatment While in Custody Nguyen Thi Tam, a political prisoner and
Imprisoned Journalist Pham Doan Trang Receives PEN America’s Freedom to Write Award Pham Doan Trang, 45, is serving a
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