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Former Political Prisoner, Truong Duy Nhat, Disappeared In Thailand After Seeking Refugee Status With UN
Last Friday, January 25, 2019, former political prisoner, Truong Duy Nhat, was last seen at the office of the UN...
Vietnam: Court Sentenced Doctor For Involuntary Manslaughter, Ignited Public Outrage
On January 30, 2019, The People’s Court of Hoa Binh Province found Dr. Hoang Cong Luong guilty of involuntary manslaughter...
State-Owned Media Features Police Brutality With Neutral Headline, Sparks Debate
Yesterday evening, January 29, 2019, Facebookers in Vietnam were circulating a video clip showing a gentleman lying on the ground...
Nguyen Phu Trong Released Carp In Celebration Of Tet While Refused To Pardon Tran Huynh Duy Thuc
One of the most widely circulated pictures on Vietnam’s social media in the last 24 hours was probably the picture...
#SaveTamDao: A Cry for Help from Vietnam’s Primary Rainforest
One of Vietnam’s most famous preserved national parks – Tam Dao – is crying for help.Tam Dao is among the...
Protest Against BOT: How Vietnamese Drivers Fight Back
BOT, this three-letter-word probably does not have any special meaning for anyone but the Vietnamese people. It is a daily...
Loc Hung Garden Incident: Government’s Forced Eviction Is Without Legal Merits
January 8, 2019| The forced eviction in the area known as Loc Hung vegetable garden in Ho Chi Minh City...
Land-Grabbing In Vietnam Gets Serious In Urban Areas
January 4, 2018| In the early hours of the day, various police forces and their accompanying civil security (dân phòng)...
Vietnamese Police Wants to Control People’s Credit Information, Log Chat, and Political Opinions with New Cybersecurity Law
On or about October 3, 2018, the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam quietly released their draft decree on the...
MINDS’ CEO: Protect Free Speech, Will Only Respond to U.S Subpoenas
In the past few days, thousands of social media users in Vietnam have relocated to Minds. At the same time,...
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