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
Man Dies During Police Interrogation; Security Bureau Enforces Detention of Nguyen Thuy Hanh
A Man Reported Dead while in Dong Nai Provincial Police Custody State media reported that a Vietnamese man named Vu
Vietnam Briefing
Vietnam Police Arrest Former Contributor to Dissident YouTube Channel; CPJ and PEN America Press Vietnam to Free Journalist Le Huu Minh Tuan
Police Detain Member of Dissident YouTube Channel Chan Hung TV, Giving No Explanation The Security Investigation Agency of the Hanoi
Human Rights
Deaths in Police Custody Remain Persistent in Vietnam
During a meeting with Vietnam’s National Assembly Standing Committee in March 2015, Lt. Gen. Tran Trong Luong, a representative
On This Day
On This Day in 2016: The Conviction of the Murderer of Do Dang Du
The Conviction On Sept. 22, 2016, the Hanoi People’s Court held a first-instance trial [1] for Vu Van Binh,
Vietnam Briefing
Vietnamese Public Angered Over Proposed Plan to Clear Natural Forests to Build Reservoir
Vietnamese Public Angered over Proposed Plan to Clear Natural Forests to Build Reservoir The Binh Thuan provincial authorities’ decision to
Human Rights
Death in Custody: The Hidden Perils of Vietnam’s Police Brutality
It is an open secret in Vietnam that brutality and torture are rampant at police stations [1] across the country.
Vietnam Briefing
Vietnam Recorded Several Cases of Alleged Police Brutality; Hanoi Expected to Upgrade Ties with U.S., Australia
Vietnamese Man Dies in Police Custody, Raising Concerns about the Heinous Use of Torture A Vietnamese man from Tuyen Quang
Vietnam Briefing
Vietnam Arrests Another Environmental Activist on “Tax Evasion” Charges
Vietnam arrests the fifth environmental activist, Hoang Thi Minh Hong, on “tax evasion” charges The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry on June
Opinion-Section
Vietnam's State-Owned Media Prefers to Side with Cops in Police Brutality Cases
Soc Trang Province Police Department officially addressed a video circulating on the internet showing its police officers brutally beating up
News
Vietnam Continues To Violate People’s Rights After Human Rights Dialogue With EU
Less than a day after the Human Rights Dialogue between the European Union and Vietnam on March 4, 2019, was
News
State-Owned Media Features Police Brutality With Neutral Headline, Sparks Debate
Yesterday evening, January 29, 2019, Facebookers in Vietnam were circulating a video clip showing a gentleman lying on the ground
Human Rights
Vietnamese Police Faced New Brutality Allegations Amid State’s Obligations To Follow Up UN’s Recommendations Against Torture
Today, January 28, 2019, a driver in Hanoi who was supportive of the movement to fight against illegal BOT [/2019/