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Academic Freedom Under Fire as Party Blocks Speakers at Vietnam Studies Conference in Hà Nội
Key Events Last-Minute Speaker Purge Mars International Vietnam Studies Conference;New Seat Plan Boosts Central, Military and Police Power in Việt Nam’s...
A Legacy of Resistance: From Kurt Tucholsky to Phạm Đoan Trang
History's warnings are often first sounded by its satirists. Kurt Tucholsky (1890-1935) was a German-Jewish journalist, anti-militarist, and staunch critic...
No Consensus Yet on Việt Nam’s Next Senior Leaders, Party Central Committee Concludes 14th Plenum
Key Events Party Central Committee Delays Leadership Decisions;Hà Nội’s New Party Chief Signals the Consolidation of Tô Lâm’s Inner Circle;Revised Cybersecurity...
Việt Nam Jails Pastor, Restricts BBC Journalist as Leader Visits the UK
Key Events Human Rights Advocates Condemn Việt Nam’s Detention of BBC Journalist During Tô Lam’s UK Visit;Court in Lâm Đồng Jails...
Deputy Defense Minister Accused of Sexual Harassment in South Korea; Việt Nam’s National Assembly Convenes Its Final Session of the 15th Term
Key Events Deputy Minister of National Defense Hoàng Xuân Chiến accused of sexual harassment in South Korea;Tô Lâm’s UK Visit Seeks...
Tô Lâm Heads to the UK, Eyeing Việt Nam’s Next Comprehensive Strategic Partner
According to Reuters and Politico, Tô Lâm, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam, will embark on a...
Luật Khoa Magazine Shortlisted for the 2025 RSF Press Freedom Award
Luật Khoa Magazine, an independent Vietnamese-language media outlet and sister publication of The Vietnamese Magazine, has been shortlisted for the...
HCMC’s Party Congress Signals Consolidation of Power Under Tô Lâm
Key Events HCMC Finalizes Key Party Positions Before National Congress;Vietnam Airlines Confirms Massive Data Breach Affecting 7.3 Million Customers;Việt Nam Faces...
Việt Nam Revised Press Law Raises Alarm as Journalists May Be Forced to Reveal Sources to Police
Key Events Revised Press Law: media outlets required to provide sources of information to the police;Authorities continue to invoke Articles 116...
Rights Groups Renew Calls for Release of Imprisoned Vietnamese Journalist Pham Doan Trang
Oct. 6, 2025- An international coalition of human rights groups, including Reporters without Borders (RSF), PEN America, PEN International, and...
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