Vietnam Briefing
Police Cleared Gen Z’s “Justice Tree.” Then the Internet Made It Impossible to Erase
Key Events The “Justice Tree” Explains Why Việt Nam’s Gen Z is Losing Patience with Official Silence; Climate Change Forces...
Việt Nam’s Crackdown on Independent Voices No Longer Stops at Its Border
Key Events Việt Nam Expands Crackdown on Independent Voices Abroad; Pastor Y Nuen Ayun Sentenced to 7½ Years; Human Rights...
Praising Hồ Chí Minh in a Book Can Put an Entire Publishing Network at Risk: Public Denunciation of Vietnamese Writers Persists
Key Events How One Book Became a Warning to Every Writer in Việt Nam; Party Identifies Reclaimed Coastal Land as...
‘Not Worth Commenting On’: How Việt Nam Dismisses Human Rights Watch as Book Crackdown Deepens
Key Events Việt Nam Dismisses HRW as Book Crackdown Deepens; New Digital ID Bill Could Track Facebook ‘Likes’; 119 Christians...
State Media Quietly Erases Reports of Party Plan to Monitor Officials’ Social Media
Key Events State Media Deletes Reports on Party Social Media Controls; Manila and Hà Nội Deepen Maritime Cooperation as China...
Hồ Chí Minh Book Controversy Widens after Arrest of FPT Co-founder Nguyễn Thành Nam under Article 117
Key Events Hồ Chí Minh Book Controversy Spreads from Courts to Campus and TV; Institutions Quietly Remove ‘Liberal Arts’ after...
Việt Nam’s Police Seek Immunity for Themselves and Criminal Protection for the Party
Key Events Police Seek Wider Powers to Shield the Party; Arrests of Dissidents Rise Under Tô Lâm Era; Việt Nam...
A Banned Book Shows How Việt Nam Polices History and Different Narratives
Key Events A Book Ban in Việt Nam Exposes the Machinery of Censorship; Current Development Drive Leaves Citizens Fighting to...
State Media in Việt Nam Enters New Era of Consolidation
Key Events Hồ Chí Minh City Media Merger Signals Tighter State Control; Unverified Reports Of Vũ Trung’s Death Revive Rumors...
Government Online Crackdown Expands From Political Dissent to Everyday Speech
Key Events Việt Nam’s Digital Repression Moves From Dissent to Daily Life; OceanLotus Hackers Use FireAnt Updates to Spy on...
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