Human Rights
Việt Nam Land Rights: Three of Trịnh Bá Phương’s Family Jailed, a Fourth May Be Next
On June 24, 2020, activist Trịnh Bá Phương was arrested. His wife, Đỗ Thị Thu, had given birth to their...
‘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....
Đoàn Bảo Châu, Seven Years in Prison for Making Videos: A Journalist Sentenced in Absentia Speaks
On Aug. 3, the Hanoi People’s Court tried 58-year-old Đoàn Bảo Châu in absentia, sentencing him to seven years in...
The Human Cost of Southeast Asia’s Cyberscam Industry
For years, observers predominantly interpreted the phenomenon of so-called Southeast Asian cyberscam compounds as an issue of cybercrime and financial...
The UN Cybercrime Convention and the Risk of Institutionalizing Transnational Repression
The United Nations has presented the Convention against Cybercrime as one of the most important steps forward in building a...
The Quiet Struggle of Vietnamese Berry Pickers in Norway
The story of Nam, a Vietnamese seasonal berry picker in Norway, paints a bitter picture of a reality that unfortunately...
From Tibet To Việt Nam, Perseverance Is Key To Resisting Transnational Repression
The road ahead is not easy, but we cannot lose hope. We must keep our hopes so we can have...
Việt Nam’s Human Trafficking Crisis: The Brutal Reality of Illegal Migration
For Pham (not her real name), the pursuit of a better life in Europe began with massive, crippling debt. According...
The Dao People and the Hidden Costs of Progress in Việt Nam
In the mountainous regions of northern Việt Nam, the Dao community offers a revealing lens into the tensions between economic...
The Long Arm of Hà Nội: Vietnamese Transnational Repression Under Scrutiny at European Parliament
Editor’s Note: This piece complements our coverage of the June 10, 2026 Brussels conference, "Việt Nam's Transnational Repression: Protecting Human...
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