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Human Rights
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When the State Controls the Body: Organ Donation, Human Rights, and the Price of Trust in Việt Nam
An examination of medical ethics, human rights, and government accountability. Organ and tissue donation is among the most profound acts of human generosity. It can offer a second chance at…
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Vietnamese Activists Cannot Afford an Anti-AI Stance
When a young man known as N.T.Đ. posted a satirical AI-generated image of a driver fainting at a petrol station to mock fluctuating fuel prices, the Hà Nội Police Cybersecurity…
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Debt, Forced Labor Trap Vietnamese Migrants in Europe’s Underground Economy
In July 2025, the gavel fell as eight individuals were sentenced to nearly 80 years behind bars in the UK. These sentences followed two investigations into illicit cannabis farms. Detectives…
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Fleeing Việt Nam No Longer Means Escaping It: Southeast Asia Becomes a Hunting Ground for Hà Nội’s Critics
In recent years, increasing numbers of Vietnamese political opponents, influencers, artists, and activists are fleeing the country, often choosing neighboring states. But countries that, until just a few years ago,…
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Canada and the West Cannot Ignore Việt Nam’s Human Rights Record
In September 2026, Communist Party General Secretary and President Tô Lâm arrived in Ottawa to officially elevate bilateral ties with Canada to a Strategic Partnership. Unsurprisingly, mainstream Canadian media and…
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The Gap Between Việt Nam’s Fair Trial Promises And Its Death Sentences
September 22, 2026, marked the third anniversary of Lê Văn Mạnh’s wrongful execution in Việt Nam. Despite his family’s persistent claims of his innocence, the state executed him after a…
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CIVICUS 2026: Worsening Repression in Tô Lâm’s Strongman Era
The consolidation of power under President and Communist Party General Secretary Tô Lâm has led to an escalation in state repression across Việt Nam. Departing from the nation’s traditional collective…
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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 second child just four days earlier. When police took Phương…
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‘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. He is caring for his critically ill granddaughter while continuing…
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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 prison and five years of probation. His conviction falls under…
