Opinion-Section
A Teacher’s Reflection on Loyalty, Love, and the Story “Làng”
Đan Thanh wrote this article in Vietnamese, published in Luat Khoa Magazine on July 3, 2025. First and foremost, I
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Vietnam Briefing
Vietnam’s National Assembly Approves Government Reshuffle, Expands Leadership Structure
Key Events * Vietnam Plans to Streamline Governance While Increasing Number of Deputy Prime Ministers to Seven * Public Scramble for License
Vietnam Briefing
Tan Son Nhat Airport Security Allegedly Assaults Vietnamese-American Family After Refusing Them Entry
Key events: * Vietnamese-American Family Allegedly Assaulted by Airport Security * Human Rights Groups Urge Thai Authorities Not to Extradite Montagnard Activist
Vietnam Briefing
UN Experts Release Statement Urging Vietnam to Release Environmental Advocate Dang Dinh Bach
UN Experts Concerned about the Safety of Environmental Activist Dang Dinh Bach In a press release published on Feb. 14,
Vietnam Briefing
Vietnam’s Human Rights Situation Continues to Worsen After Implementation of EVFTA
Former Vietnamese Political Prisoner Reveals Dismal Living Conditions in Thanh Hoa Prison No. 5 * Vietnamese political prisoner Nguyen Van Dien,
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Vietnam Holds Appeals Trials For Three NGO Leaders: Dang Dinh Bach, Mai Phan Loi, and Bach Hung Duong
On August 11, the Hanoi People’s High Court held two appeals hearings for three environmental NGO leaders, Mai Phan
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Dang Dinh Bach: Director Of A Nonprofit Environmental Organization Receives 5 Years In Jail
On January 24, Hanoi’s People’s Court held a trial for Dang Dinh Bach, director of the nonprofit organization
Vietnam Briefing
Vietnam Briefing: Vietnam’s Bleak Human Rights Situation At The Beginning Of 2022
The Vietnam Briefing, which is released every Monday morning Vietnam time, looks at Vietnam’s social and political developments of
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Mai Phan Loi: Former Vietnamese Journalist Jailed For 4 Years
On January 11, 2022, the Hanoi People’s Court held a trial for Mai Phan Loi, a former journalist and
Opinion-Section
With Economic Development Comes Greater Government Oppression: Why the EU Must Reconsider Its Free Trade Deal with Vietnam
On the same day in 2020 that Vietnam chaired its first Security Council meeting in New York, just a few
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Facilitator in EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement Fails to Disclose Links to Vietnamese Communist Party, Possibly Violating Code of Conduct
Member of European Parliament (MEP) Jan Zahradil, who is currently the rapporteur [https://www.eumonitor.eu/9353000/1/j9vvik7m1c3gyxp/vhcmdex0ovsn]
