Opinion-Section
Why the SEA Games Fail to Professionalize
Despite more than six decades of existence, the SEA Games continue to struggle with the image of an “ao làng,
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Vietnam Briefing
Vietnam Briefing October 17, 2022: Recently Elected Member to the UN Human Rights Council - Vietnam - Abstains from Resolution Condemning Russia’s Unlawful Annexation of Ukrainian Territories
The Vietnam Briefing, released every Monday morning Vietnam time, looks at Vietnam’s social and political developments of the past week.
Opinion-Section
Vietnam's State-Owned Media Prefers to Side with Cops in Police Brutality Cases
Soc Trang Province Police Department officially addressed a video circulating on the internet showing its police officers brutally beating up
News
Amnesty International And Other Human Rights Organizations Release Statement In Opposition To Vietnam’s Candidacy In The UNHRC
Amnesty International and other* international human rights organizations released a statement on October 10, 2022, in response to Vietnam’s
Vietnam Briefing
Vietnam Briefing October 10, 2022: Appellate Trial For Tinh That Bong Lai Practitioners Scheduled For October 14
The Vietnam Briefing, released every Monday morning Vietnam time, looks at Vietnam’s social and political developments of the past week.
News
Luật Khoa Magazine Releases Taiwan Special Issue
The Luật Khoa Magazine, one of the two main projects of Taiwan-based non-governmental organization Legal Initiatives for Vietnam (LIV), published
Opinion-Section
Vietnam Communist Party’s Political Paranoia is Courting Contradictory Outcomes
“You must strictly follow the rules, regulations, and laws wherever you live,” instructed Dang Dinh Bach, a Vietnamese community lawyer
religion bulletin
Religion Bulletin, July 2022: Authorities Ramp up Repression of Independent Protestant Groups, Bring Tinh That Bong Lai Case to Trial
The United States sees six members of Tinh That Bong Lai as victims of religious repression.
religion bulletin
Religion Bulletin, June 2022: U.S. Department of State - Many Independent Religious Practitioners Tortured by Police
Vietnamese government considers passing more draconian regulations on religion.
Vietnam Briefing
Vietnam Briefing October 3, 2022: Vietnam’s Traffic Police Officers Disciplined After Brutally Assaulting Two Young Men
The Vietnam Briefing, released every Monday morning Vietnam time, looks at Vietnam’s social and political developments of the past week.
Vietnam Briefing
Vietnam Briefing September 26, 2022: Activist Trinh Ba Tu Alleged He Was Tortured In Prison
The Vietnam Briefing, released every Monday morning Vietnam time, looks at Vietnam’s social and political developments of the past week.
Digital Authoritarianism
How Vietnam Utilizes “Fake News” Accusations To Justify Digital Repression
On July 11, an online commentator in Hanoi was fined [1] 7.5 million dong (US$320) for “publishing false
Vietnam Briefing
Vietnam Briefing September 19, 2022: International Community Urges UN Human Rights Council Members To Reject Vietnam’s Candidacy
The Vietnam Briefing, released every Monday morning Vietnam time, looks at Vietnam’s social and political developments of the past week.