Does Việt Nam Have Press Freedom? The Answer Goes Beyond the RSF Index
The familiar war of words over press freedom between the Vietnamese government and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) resumes every year. ...
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VTV Counters ‘Distorted Narratives’ From Independent Media, Calling Them ‘Dark Propaganda’
Việt Nam's state broadcaster, VTV4, has criticized independent media, accusing them of deploying "gray propaganda" and psychological manipulation to undermine ...
Belgian and Dutch Embassies Face Mixed Reactions Over Phạm Đoan Trang on World Press Freedom Day
The Latest: On World Press Freedom Day, May 3, the embassies of the Kingdom of Belgium and the Netherlands in ...
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 ...
Việt Nam Ranks Last in Southeast Asia: 2026 World Press Freedom Index
Taipei (Luật Khoa) – On the morning of April 30, the 2026 World Press Freedom Index was released at a ...
RSF and PEN America: Vietnam is Among the Leading Jailers of Journalists and Writers
Notable events:Reporters Without Borders: Vietnam ‘Stagnated’ in Press Freedom RankingPEN America Lists Vietnam as the Third Largest Jailer of WritersUSCIRF ...
Vietnam Sentences Indigenous Religious Freedom Activist; Democrats Oppose Vietnam Trade Status Upgrade
Vietnam Sentences An Ethnic Minority Activist for Holding Unsanctioned Religious ActivitiesA Vietnam court in Phu Yen Province on Jan. 26 ...
Vietnam is Among the Countries at the Bottom of the RSF 2023 Press Freedom Index
Vietnam Among Countries at Bottom RSF 2023 Press Freedom IndexVietnam’s press freedom is considered in “very serious condition” as the ...
The Alarming State Of Freedom In Vietnam And Worldwide
Nguyen Hoai Nam and Phan Bui Bao Thy, two Vietnamese state media journalists, were convicted last April for exposing corruption ...
Vietnam Briefing: Vietnam’s Press Freedom Restrictions Highlighted In RSF’s Latest Report
The Vietnam Briefing, which is released every Monday morning Vietnam time, looks at Vietnam’s social and political developments of the ...
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