Ho Duy Hai’s Cassation Trial
On May 6, 2020, a cassation trial started for Ho Duy Hai – a death-row inmate in Vietnam. His mother ...
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 Reports Zero COVID-19 Deaths – Drawing Praise and Scrutiny
With the government’s new decree against “fake news,” the official COVID-19 numbers are being questionedPhoto credits: Screenshot from Ministry of ...
Report on Freedom of Religion in Vietnam – December 2019
• Focus:Police impede festivities for Pure Hoa Hao Buddhism founder Huynh Phu So’s birthday in An Giang provinceThe Inter-religious ...
Report on Freedom of Religion in Vietnam – November 2019
• Focus:The government’s Committee For Religious Affairs certifies the Vietnamese Church of Latter-Day Saints.Hoa Hao Buddhist Tran Thanh Giang ...
Report on Freedom of Religion in Vietnam – October 2019
• Focus:Tay Nguyen highlands – the government continues to uphold oppressive policies against religious groups that refuse state control.In ...
Report on Freedom of Religion in Vietnam – September 2019
• Focus:A Protestant in the Tay Nguyen highlands was sentenced to seven years in prison for undermining national unity ...
With Economic Development Comes Greater Government Oppression: Why the EU Must Reconsider Its Free Trade Deal with Vietnam
On the same day in 2020 that Vietnam chaired its first Security Council meeting in New York, just a few ...
Tensions Mount in Aftermath of Attack on Dong Tam Village
As details and testimonies slowly emerge from Dong Tam after a surprise government raid early the morning of January 9, ...
Long-simmering Land Dispute in Hanoi Suburb Explodes in Violence, Killing 4
Amid sounds of explosions, screams, and gunfire, the villagers of Dong Tam, a rural commune 35 km southwest of Hanoi, ...