Self Immolation in Vietnam: A Victim of Injustice’s Agonizing Act In Defiance
In the afternoon of July 2, 2018, a man committed self-immolation in the center of Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital city, a...
“Minds” over Facebook: Vietnamese Netizens’ Great Cyber Exodus?
In the past two days, the “F-Generation” of Vietnam started what seems to be an online exodus when many well-known...
Saigon Is Under De-facto Martial Law
June 17, 2018| Hundreds of people were stopped, detained, searched, and later taken to a temporary holding center set up...
The Right to Protest In Vietnam Is Not Only Legal, It’s Constitutional
On June 14, 2018, AFP reported, the spokesperson of Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Le Thi Thu Hang, told reporters...
Enhanced Restrictions In Cybersecurity Bill Shows Vietnam Is NOT Ready To Commit To EU-FTA’s Human Rights Clause
In recent days, the people in Vietnam, again and again, have proven that social media was the most effective platform...
From #MeToo to ‘Creating Our Own Tables’: How High Is The Glass Ceiling in Vietnam?
The glass ceiling for women in Vietnam, to me, is as high as the sky for most.Recent stories about sexual...
People in Vietnam Openly Challenge Appellate Court’s Decision in Child Molestation Case, Demanding Tougher Sentence
On May 11, 2018, an appellate court in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province reviewed the verdict of the lower court in...
Has Vietnam Already Violated the To-Be-Ratified Free Trade Agreement with the EU?
After Hoàng Đức Bình’s 14-year sentence was affirmed by an appellate court in Vietnam on April 24, 2018, one of...
Two Years Later, Formosa Toxic Pollution Still Sends People to Prison in Vietnam
April 24, 2018| After an approximate three-hour hearing, the Appellate Court of Nghe An Province, Vietnam, affirmed the 14-year sentence...
Will #MeToo finally have its break in Vietnam?
In the late evening of April 18, 2018, many journalists in Vietnam began to share on social media a story...