Human Rights
The Right to Protest In Vietnam Is Not Only Legal, It’s Constitutional
On June 14, 2018, AFP reported, the spokesperson of Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Le Thi Thu Hang, told reporters...
Two Years Later, Formosa Toxic Pollution Still Sends People to Prison in Vietnam
April 24, 2018| After an approximate three-hour hearing, the Appellate Court of Nghe An Province, Vietnam, affirmed the 14-year sentence...
Will #MeToo finally have its break in Vietnam?
In the late evening of April 18, 2018, many journalists in Vietnam began to share on social media a story...
From Nguyễn Văn Đài’s April 5, 2018 Trial – What Constitutes “Overthrowing the People’s Government” in Vietnam?
April 5, 2018 | Nguyễn Văn Đài – probably one of the most prominent dissidents in Vietnam for almost two...
Tran Thi Nga – The Story of A Grassroots Human Rights Defender in Vietnam
She came from a poor family in rural areas of North of Vietnam, married young at nineteen years old and...
Phạm Đoan Trang – The Humming Guitar Before Rainstorm Falls
“I’m so very tired. How long can they keep continue doing this? They’ve cut electricity yesterday. Today it’s the Internet.”That...
Censorship in Vietnam: JFK Miller Interviews Thomas Bass
With permission from author Thomas Bass, The Vietnamese is pleased to reprint the interview Mr. Bass has given to JFK...
Wrongfully Convicted Ho Duy Hai Languishes on Death Row
During these last days of 2017, be it rain or shine, people in Ha Noi, Vietnam, could often spot a...
Vietnam: Increasing Cyber Attacks on Activists Portray A Shrinking Internet Freedom
During the last week of November and in early December 2017, many of the independent media websites in Vietnam reported...
Vietnam: Activists Refuse to Engage in Government’s Cat-and-Mouse Game
Around noon on November 16, 2017, journalist Pham Doan Trang, a member of our editorial board, found herself stuffed in...
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