Society
Hà Nội's Contentious Motorbike Ban and the People’s Unheeded Voice
Bảo Khánh wrote this article in Vietnamese and published it in Luật Khoa Magazine on August 1, 2025. Đàm Vĩnh
Digital Authoritarianism
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Opinion-Section
A One-Sided Game: Human Rights and Business Interests in Việt Nam
Đan Thanh wrote this article in Vietnamese and published it in Luật Khoa Magazine on July 18, 2025. Đàm Vĩnh
Human Rights
Việt Nam and China’s Cybersecurity Cooperation: Shared Control and Strategic Caution
Phong Cầm wrote this article in Vietnamese and published it in Luat Khoa Magazine on July 15, 2024. Việt Nam
Opinion-Section
Internet in Việt Nam: The Love Long Lost
Trịnh Hữu Long wrote this article in Vietnamese, published in Luat Khoa Magazine on July 2, 2025. Vietnamese citizens have
News
Facebook Under Scrutiny: Legal Initiatives for Vietnam Presents New Report at IGF 2025
On June 23, 2025, at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Lillestrøm, Norway, Trần Quỳnh Vi, representative of Legal Initiatives
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LIV Webinar Reveals Facebook’s Role in Digital Suppression in Vietnam, Demands Accountability
[Taiwan, June 11, 2025] – Legal Initiatives for Vietnam (LIV), in collaboration with ARTICLE 19 and CLARITI, hosted a virtual webinar
Vietnam Briefing
Vietnam Seeks Reelection at UN Human Rights Council Despite Widespread Rights Violations
Vietnam Runs for Human Rights Council Reelection Despite Numerous Rights Violations and Restricted Civic Space Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui
Human Rights
Securing Power or Restricting Freedom? Vietnam's Authoritarian Drive in Personal Data Digitization and Internet Governance
An infamous and grandiose project that the Vietnamese government has spent 12 years in the making.
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
Human Rights
Vietnam’s Surveillance State: Following China’s Model Of Digital Authoritarianism?
Vietnam has long been viewed as a follower [1] of China’s footsteps in digitally monitoring and controlling its own