Opinion-Section
Dare to Disagree: Coming Out Politically Shouldn’t Be Taboo
Đan Thanh wrote this article in Vietnamese and published it in Luat Khoa Magazine on July 23, 2025. I write
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Opinion-Section
Innocent Victim of Police Brutality: Nguyen Trong Doan's Coerced Confession in the Nguyen Van Chuong Case
Convictions based on confessions obtained through torture should never be admissible, especially in a murder case.
Vietnam Briefing
Vietnam Court Plans to Proceed with the Execution of Nguyen Van Chuong, an Innocent Death-Row Inmate
Vietnam Court Decides To Execute Wrongful Death-Row Inmate Nguyen Van Chuong The People’s Court of Hai Phong has decided
Opinion-Section
Nguyen Van Chuong: A Wrongful Conviction in Vietnam's Criminal Justice System
Nguyen Van Chuong’s criminal case is another heart-wrenching story that shakes the foundations of Vietnam's criminal justice
Vietnam Briefing
Amnesty Report Says Vietnam Sentenced At Least 102 People to Death in 2022
U.S. Department Of State: Vietnam Fails To Recognize New Religions For Fourth Year In A Row The U.S.
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.
On This Day
December 4, 2014: Ho Duy Hai’s Execution Halted
On this day, seven years ago, the execution of death-row inmate Ho Duy Hai was temporarily suspended [https://www.rfa.
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A Spark Of Hope For Ho Duy Hai’s Family As New Alibi Emerges
On June 24, 2021, Attorney Tran Hong Phong, the lawyer for Ho Duy Hai and his family in their petition
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Ho Duy Hai’s Case Reaffirmed, Sentenced to Death Again
On May 8, 2020, around 15:30 Hanoi’s time, the 17 members-committee of the Supreme People’s Court of
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Ho Duy Hai’s Cassation Trial
On May 6, 2020, a cassation trial started for Ho Duy Hai – a death-row inmate in Vietnam. His mother has
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After Decade of Petitions, Vietnam to Re-consider Case of Death Row Inmate Ho Duy Hai
After more than 10 years of petitioning the Vietnamese government, Nguyen Thi Loan (pictured above) says a huge weight has
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Wrongful Death Penalty Cases And The Families That The Inmates Left Behind
Mrs. Loan began to cry softly as she spoke to me one afternoon in late March, when I called to
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Death-Row Inmate Dang Van Hien May Get A Second Chance At Life
On February 18, 2019, the defense attorneys for Dang Van Hien – a farmer in Dak Nong Province who was sentenced