The Vietnam Briefing, which is released every Monday morning Vietnam time, looks at Vietnam’s social and political developments of the past week. Source: The Vietnamese Magazine Vietnam sentences former citizen journalist to 5 years in prison Le Van Dung, an independent...
The Vietnamese government continues to severely repress basic civil and political rights, including freedom of expression, association, assembly, and the right to freedom of religion and belief. One...
The Vietnamese Communist Party has been arresting dissidents, including independent journalists, religious figures, land rights activists and environmentalists- generally, anyone who can mobilize and influence their fellow citizens....
Since October 2021, several activists, journalists and human rights defenders including Pham Doan Trang have been harassed, arrested and convicted by the authorities simply for exercising their freedom...
Renowned journalist and human rights defender Pham Doan Trang is just one of the many Vietnamese dissidents and activists who suffered injustice in the hands of the VCP...