Pham Doan Trang’s Trial Postponed While UN Working Group On Arbitrary Detention Called For Her Immediate Release
Vietnam arrested Pham Doan Trang on October 7, 2020, and charged her under Article 88 of its 1999 Penal Code...
Pham Doan Trang’s Indictment Is Public Today; What Do We Know About Her Case?
The indictment against journalist and democracy activist Pham Doan Trang was made public on October 18, Vietnam time. We are...
Pham Doan Trang Is A Journalist, Her Profession Is Not A Crime
As I am writing this beginning line, my mind is flooded with memories of Pham Doan Trang. I also realize...
CIVICUS 2020 Monitor Report Continues To Rank Vietnam As “Closed” Civic Space
On December 8, 2020, international organization CIVICUS – a global alliance of civil society organisations and activists dedicated to strengthening...
Vietnam: Putting Up with Facebook
This article was originally published in SEAPA.org on June 3, 2019. As Facebook recently announced that it would agree to...
Vietnam’s Travel Bans Infringe on Activists’ Rights And Violate Own Constitution
On November 20, 2019, Father Nguyen Dinh Thuc, a Vietnamese Catholic priest, posted on his Facebook page that he was...
How Can The EU Parliament Convince Us That Vietnam Will Improve Its Human Rights Record When Dissidents Continue To Get Jailed For Exercising Their Rights?
The European Union – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EV-FTA) is expected to be a comprehensive win-win deal for both sides,...
Land Dispute in Hanoi Prompted Police Officers To Protest, Is That Illegal?
On the morning of November 12, 2019, a protest over a land dispute broke out in the Vietnamese capital of...
Is Vietnam Now A Country Without A Solid Leader?
For more than half a year, the health of Vietnam’s President Nguyen Phu Trong has remained a top secret while...