Religion
The 5 Key Religious Events Shaping Vietnam in 2024
Thiện Trường wrote this Vietnamese article, published in Luat Khoa Magazine on Jan. 6, 2025. Thúc Kháng translated it into
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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 Events * US Rep. Derek Tran Backs Jailed Vietnamese Journalist in Fight for Press Freedom * Major Administrative Shake-Up: Vietnam Reduces
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EU Criticizes Vietnam’s Crackdown on Activists in UN Rights Council Address
Key Events * European Union Pressures Vietnam Over Human Rights Violations at UN Meeting * Vietnam Moves to Amend the Constitution and
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Freedom House: Vietnam Tightens Grip on Free Speech as Crackdown on Dissent Intensifies; Journalist Huy Duc Sentenced to 30 Months under Article 331
Key Events * Freedom House Reports on Vietnam’s Ongoing Repression of Activists and Journalists * Vietnamese Journalist Huy Duc Jailed for
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Vietnam’s National Assembly Approves Government Reshuffle, Expands Leadership Structure
Key Events * Vietnam Plans to Streamline Governance While Increasing Number of Deputy Prime Ministers to Seven * Public Scramble for License
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Vietnam Indicts Journalist Osin Huy Duc for “Abusing Democratic Freedoms”
Key Events * Vietnamese Author and Blogger Osin Huy Duc Indicted Under Article 331 * General Secretary To Lam Uses ‘Saigon’ to
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The Communist Party of Vietnam Implements Sweeping Organizational Reforms
Key Events * Vietnam Centralizes Power with New Party Ministries and Leadership Changes * Ex-Police Colonel Quits Thich Minh Tue’s Spiritual
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Sweeping Reforms: Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security Absorbs Key Functions
Key Events * Major Government Restructuring in Vietnam: Five Ministries Cut, Police Take On New Roles * Decree 168 Continues to Spark
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Vietnam’s Communist Party Moves to Streamline Apparatus, Reorganize Police and Leadership
Key Events * Leadership Shake-Up: Vietnam Streamlines Ministries and Police Force * Secretary Rubio Presses Vietnam on Trade Imbalances, Discusses China’s
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Human Rights Watch and CPJ Report Vietnam Tightens Grip on Freedoms Under General Secretary To Lam
Key Events * CPJ Report Highlights Vietnam’s Role in Asia’s Journalist Crackdown * Human Rights Watch: Vietnam’s Repression Deepens
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Vietnam Sentences Former Attorney Tran Dinh Trien to Three Years Under Controversial Article 331; US-Vietnam Hold 28th Human Rights Dialogue in Hanoi
Key Events * Tran Dinh Trien, Former Hanoi Bar Leader, Receives Three-Year Sentence Under Article 331 * Police Restructure: Vietnam to Strengthen
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Vietnamese Prisoners of Conscience Hold Hunger Strike to Protest Confiscation of Personal Items
Key Events * Prisoners of Conscience in An Diem Prison Start Hunger Strikes * Vietnam Deports a Belarusian Military Volunteer in Ukraine
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Police Detain Eight Villagers Protesting Against Land Seizures for Road Construction
Key Events * Police Arrest Eight Villagers Who Oppose Land Seizures for Road Construction * Vietnam Human Rights Network Honors Three Political