Politics
Breaking Free from the “Procrustean Bed” of History
Thanh Tâm wrote this article in Vietnamese and published it in Luat Khoa Magazine on May 7, 2025. Đàm Vĩnh
censorship
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Politics
The Nationalism of Banning Movies
The recent decision of the Vietnamese authorities to ban “Barbie” has generated much reaction from the Vietnamese public and international
Human Rights
Silenced Voices: Examining the Culture of Censorship and Its Consequences for Vietnamese Artists
The Vietnamese art community faces several hurdles to their right to freedom of expression.
Vietnam Briefing
Vietnam Briefing Dec. 5, 2022: Vietnam’s State Media Censors News on Protests in China
The Vietnam Briefing, released every Monday morning Vietnam time, looks at Vietnam’s social and political developments of the past week.
Politics
Art Censorship and Historical Memories in Authoritarian Vietnam
In early October, Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communications ordered Netflix's Korean series “Little Women” removed
Internet Freedom
Dien Nguyen An Luong’s New Report: A Study Of Vietnam’s Control Over Online Antistate Content
The current state of freedom in Vietnam is appalling. Scoring a disheartening 19 out of 100 in Freedom House’s
Freedom of Expression
Two Human Rights Groups Issue Joint Statement Against Harassment of Independent Publishing House
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have condemned the Vietnamese government for their escalating harassment of an independent publishing house.
Freedom of Expression
English Speakers In Vietnam Got A Taste Of Censorship Over An Article On Pollution
February 20, 2019, a few foreigners living both inside and outside of Vietnam were sharing [https://twitter.com/miketatarski/status/
Human Rights
Censorship in Vietnam: JFK Miller Interviews Thomas Bass
* With permission from author Thomas Bass, The Vietnamese is pleased to reprint the interview Mr. Bass has given to JFK