Oct. 6, 2025- An international coalition of human rights groups, including Reporters without Borders (RSF), PEN America, PEN International, and the Committee to Protect Journalists, is marking the fifth anniversary of the arrest of prominent Vietnamese journalist Pham Doan Trang by urging the global community to increase pressure on Việt Nam for her release. 

Trang, 47, is being held in harsh conditions nearly 1,000 miles away from her family, making visits from her elderly mother almost impossible. According to the coalition, her health has worsened in prison, where she suffers from a disability resulting from a 2015 police assault, as well as the lingering effects of a COVID-19 infection.