Religion
Blessed Andrew of Phú Yên, the Protomartyr of Việt Nam, Commemorated by Pope Leo
Editor's Note: The recent floods in Việt Nam struck hardest in what was once Phú Yên Province, which
Pham Doan Trang
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Human Rights
We Sleep Soundly Because They Do Not
Today is International Human Rights Day. However, in the bustling coffee shops of District 1 in Hồ Chí Minh City,
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A Legacy of Resistance: From Kurt Tucholsky to Phạm Đoan Trang
On the Day of the Imprisoned Writer, Swedish PEN’s 2025 Tucholsky Prize honors jailed Vietnamese activist.
Opinion-Section
To Phạm Đoan Trang, the Colleague I Have Never Met
Dear Phạm Đoan Trang, I have never had the privilege of meeting you. I write this from an office—a
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Rights Groups Renew Calls for Release of Imprisoned Vietnamese Journalist Pham Doan Trang
Oct. 6, 2025- An international coalition of human rights groups, including Reporters without Borders (RSF), PEN America, PEN International, and
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RSF's 2025 Campaigns Spotlight the Plight of Imprisoned Vietnamese Journalist Pham Doan Trang
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has unveiled its priority campaigns for 2025, focusing on grave threats to press freedom and the
Vietnam Briefing
Hanoi Denies Hoang Thi Minh Hong ‘Tax Evasion’ Charges are a Crackdown on Environmental Activism
Key Events * Quang Binh Man Convicted of ‘Abusing Democratic Freedoms’ for Running Facebook Page Denouncing Corruption * Hanoi Denies Hoang Thi
Vietnam Briefing
Vietnam Sentences Blogger Duong Van Thai to 12 Years After Alleged Kidnapping in Thailand
Key Events * Vietnam Sentences Blogger Duong Van Thai to 12 Years in Prison Following Abduction from Thailand * Political Prisoner Nguyen
Human Rights
Pham Doan Trang: It Has Been Four Years of Detention
Dear Trang: It would be four years in an hour since the day they came and got you. The picture
Vietnam Briefing
Vietnam Releases Prominent Political Dissident Tran Huynh Duy Thuc and Environmental Activist Hoang Thi Minh Hong Before To Lam’s Trip to U.S.
Key events: * Vietnam Releases Multiple Prisoners of Conscience Ahead of To Lam’s Trip to the U.S. * General Secretary
Vietnam Briefing
Vietnam Defies Human Rights Council's Latest Criticism, Continues Imposing Death Sentences for Drug-Related Offenses
Key Events: * Vietnam Imposes Death Penalty in Latest Drug-Related Case. * Before the Celebration of its National Day, Vietnamese Authorities Arrest
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#WritetoTrang Campaign Continues
Today, at Legal Initiatives for Vietnam, The Vietnamese Magazine, and Luat Khoa Magazine, we renew our call for people to
Human Rights
The Freedom for Vietnam Starts with Freedom for Pham Doan Trang
Today, May 27, Pham Doan Trang celebrates her 46th birthday in prison, her third one behind bars. According to PEN