Given the frenzy of activities against dissidents, it’s been a depressing couple of weeks for proponents of human rights in Vietnam.
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Vietnam Jails High-Profile Journalist
In a closed-door trial Friday, a Vietnam court jailed former radio journalist and pro-democracy activist Pham Chi Thanh for over 5 years.
Vietnam Arrests Four For Anti-State Facebook Posts
Four Facebook users have been detained by police in Hanoi and a central province for allegedly trespassing on state interests.
Vietnam Introduces National Social Media Guidelines
New social media guidelines in Vietnam urge people to express positive things about the state. The rules enforce government control.
Online Calls for Vietnam Democracy Increasingly Punished
Unlike China, communist Vietnam has not felt compelled to block US social media platforms from its domestic internet. This is changing.
Vietnam’s Great Debate Over Democracy
Vietnam has seen three decades of development but is now dealing with the effects of corruption resulting in the loss of state capital.
Prominent Vietnamese Human Rights Defender Arrested
Prominent Vietnam human rights defender Nguyen Thuy Hanh was arrested Wednesday on bogus politically motivated charges.
Jailed Vietnam Democracy Advocate Launches Hunger Strike
A Vietnamese pro-democracy activist is in a hunger strike to have his sentence reduced from 16 to 5 years under the new penal code.
Vietnam Crackdown on Independent Candidates Ahead of 2021 Vote
Vietnamese authorities are cracking down on independent election candidates and critical voices ahead of National Assembly elections.
Hacking Group is Targeting Vietnam’s Democracy Activists
A new report reveals that a hacking group close to the Vietnamese government is involved in hacking attacks against activists and NGOs.