After Huy Duc (aka Blogger Osin) was arrested, journalist Manh Kim said he was at the top of the arrest list of Vietnam’s police in 2024. He wrote:“A few months ago, I received a call from Mr. T. He said…
Mr. Luu Binh Nhuong is a member of the Communist Party. Initially, the Party let him to be a member of the National Assembly as a decoration for the rubber-stamped parliament, nodding to the Party’s will. This has two purposes,…
Activist Phan Tat Thanh, who is said to be a former administrator of a Fanpage with content promoting democratic and liberal values called “ Nhat Ky Yeu Nuoc/Patriot Diary,” was arrested by Ho Chi Minh City police for allegedly “conducting…
Regarding the arrest of four Vietnam Airlines flight attendants who brought drugs from France to Tan Son Nhat, Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department held a press conference. On the afternoon of March 17, Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department…
Journalist Han Ni of the Saigon Giai Phong newspaper was probed and detained by the Ho Chi Minh City Police on February 24 for the charge of “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, the legitimate…
On November 30, Vietnam’s state-controlled media simultaneously reported that Nguyen Van Trinh, an assistant of Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, was arrested in connection with the Viet A test kit scandal. According to accusations from the investigating agency, he…
Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hong, 39 years old, assistant to Van Thinh Phat Group Joint Stock Company, who was probed and arrested by the police on October 7 in a case of fraud to appropriate property, was announced by her family…
Real estate billionaire Truong My Lan was arrested by the Vietnamese police on October 8, accusing her of committing fraud. On the same day, Saigon Bank (SCB) reassured depositors that the arrest did not affect the bank’s operations. Many Vietnamese…
Activist Bui Tuan Lam was arrested on September 7 by the Da Nang police on charges of “conducting anti-state propaganda.” Mr. Lam was arrested after being summoned twice for posting a parody video of “Holy Sprinkle Onions” in the style…
At least five people were arrested by the police and some were injured in a confrontation between local people and riot police on the morning of July 13, 2022, in Nghi Thuan commune, Nghi Loc district, Nghe An province. Local…