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…
Blogger Nguyen Lan Thang worries that the Hanoi People’s Court bringing his case to trial in secret in the upcoming first-instance hearing will not be able to guarantee his right to defend in court. On April 12, Mr. Thang will…
Vietnam’s state-controlled media has reported that on the morning of July 5, authorities in the capital city of Hanoi arrested local human rights defender and well-known blogger Nguyen Lan Thang and charged him with “conducting anti-state propaganda” under Article 117…
Mr. Truong Van Dung – a Hanoi resident who often participates in civil activities to demand the rights of the people – was arrested by the Hanoi Police in the early morning of May 21 at his home in Hanoi…
The Investigation Security Agency under the Hanoi City Police Department, arrested Mr. Le Trong Hung on the morning of March 27, 2021, after he submitted a petition to the authorities to protect him during his campaign to run for a…
German lawmaker Renate Künast said Pham Chi Dung “did not conduct propaganda against the state” “Today, I was shocked to hear that Mr. Pham Chi Dung does not want to appeal to the inhumane verdict,” German lawmaker Renate Künast announced…
Authorities in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi have convicted local democracy activist Nguyen Trung Linh of “Making, storing, spreading information, materials, items for the purpose of opposing the State of Socialist Republic of Vietnam” under Article 117 of the 2015…
Writer Pham Thanh, the owner of blog Ba Dam Xoe, was taken from a detention center to a mental hospital. The dissident writer’s family members told VOA the move caused further confusion and anxiety for the family when the authorities…
