Saigon falls, the United States withdraws, and the country reunifies. For the next several decades, Vietnam will have to deal
Key Events * U.S. and Việt Nam Initiate Trade Talks to Avert Tariff Escalation * U.S. Opts Out of Việt
A Party-Driven Constitutional Process
Key events: * Dak Lak Provincial Police Arrest a Montagnard on Charges of ‘Sabotaging the National Unity Policy’ * Y Quynh Bdap
Key events: * Court Sentences Democracy Activist Nguyen Chi Tuyen to Five Years in Prison * Vietnam Delays Response to UN Special
Key events: * Human Rights Watch Urges Vietnam to Free Democracy Activist Nguyen Chi Tuyen * Recently Appointed General Secretary To Lam
Key events: * Man Charged With ‘Abusing Democratic Freedoms’ for Allegedly Insulting Parliamentary Delegation * Vietnam Announces 2024 Amnesty Decision Without Mentioning
Key events: * Central Party Committee Appoints To Lam as Communist Party Secretary * Vietnam Fails ‘Market Economy’ Status Assessment, U.S.
Key events: * Human Rights Watch: Australia Should Pressure Vietnam to Make Progress in Human Rights * Member of Repressed Pro-Democracy Group
On July 18, CIVICUS - a global alliance of organizations and activists dedicated to citizen action and strengthening civil society
Key events: * Hanoi Court Convicts Energy Policy Activist Ngo Thi To Nhien in Closed-Door Trial * Vietnam Schedules Trial for Activist
Key criticizing: * Vietnam Represses Criticisms of Late Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong Before State Funeral * U.S., Japan, and Korea
Key events: * Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong Dies Aged 80 * Vietnam Denies Arbitrary Detention of Montagnard Human Rights
Key events: * Lawyers of Tinh That Bong Lai Practitioner Request the Suspension of ‘Fraud’ Investigation * Thai Court Postpones Extradition Hearing
After Vietnam upgraded its relations with the United States to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) in September 2023, one of
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