The Pitfalls of Dictatorships and Absolute Power
When people hear the word “dictatorship,” they often picture a supreme leader wielding near-absolute power, standing before cheering crowds, controlling ...
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A Banned Book Shows How Việt Nam Polices History and Different Narratives
Key Events A Book Ban in Việt Nam Exposes the Machinery of Censorship; Current Development Drive Leaves Citizens Fighting to ...
The 50-Year Legacy of Việt Nam’s Political Background Checks
In the years immediately following 1975, family background was often a factor that could determine a person’s future. Having relatives ...
Government Online Crackdown Expands From Political Dissent to Everyday Speech
Key Events Việt Nam’s Digital Repression Moves From Dissent to Daily Life; OceanLotus Hackers Use FireAnt Updates to Spy on ...
The 2014 Anti-China Protests: How The Vietnamese Government Leveraged Public Anger
In May and June 2014, twelve years ago, the streets of Việt Nam witnessed a rare political moment as thousands ...
The Proposed Crime of ‘Propagandizing Against the Communist Party’: A Regression in Việt Nam’s Legal System
Criminal law serves as a foundational pillar in any legal system, secondary only to a nation's constitution. By outlining crimes ...
Tô Lâm Visits India After China Trip as Facebook Geoblocks Article on State Media Coverage of His Wife
Key Events Hà Nội Expands India Ties After China Visit, With BrahMos Deal in Focus; Facebook Geoblocks Article on Tô ...
Jailed Vietnamese Journalist Phạm Đoan Trang Named Among World’s Most Urgent Press Freedom Cases; Việt Nam Ranked Last In Southeast Asia in Reporters Without Borders’ 2026 World Press Freedom Index
Key Events Phạm Đoan Trang Included in Global Press Freedom List; Việt Nam Falls to 174th in Global Press Freedom ...
Human Rights and the Hanoi Convention: The Exclusive Power of the National Assembly
It is no coincidence that the proper authority to ratify the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, also known as the ...
Việt Nam’s Double Standard on Political Prisoners and Dissent
The Vietnamese government applies a clear double standard to the concept of a “political prisoner.” On one hand, when the ...
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