CIVICUS 2025 Update: ‘Closed’ Space Persists as Việt Nam Regime Defies UN Scrutiny
CIVICUS Monitor has released further updates on the state of freedom of expression and association in Việt Nam for the
Key Events * Party Central Committee Delays Leadership Decisions; * Hà Nội’s New Party Chief Signals the Consolidation of Tô Lâm’
Key Events * Human Rights Advocates Condemn Việt Nam’s Detention of BBC Journalist During Tô Lam’s UK Visit; * Court
Key Events * Deputy Minister of National Defense Hoàng Xuân Chiến accused of sexual harassment in South Korea; * Tô Lâm’s
Key Events * HCMC Finalizes Key Party Positions Before National Congress; * Vietnam Airlines Confirms Massive Data Breach Affecting 7.3 Million
Key Events * Revised Press Law: media outlets required to provide sources of information to the police; * Authorities continue to invoke
Key Events * From Hà Tĩnh to Hà Nội: Typhoon Bualoi Tests Vietnam’s Infrastructure and Crisis Readiness; * Communist Party Chief
Key Events * Việt Nam Intensifies Crackdown, Extends Trịnh Bá Phương’s Prison Term to 21 Years; * Fifth Pillar Added to
Key Events * Vietnam Probes Massive Credit Data Breach Affecting 160 Million Records; * Thanh Hóa Leadership Shake-Up as Top Officials Arrested
Key Events * Activist Trịnh Bá Phương, Already in Prison, Faces New Trial in a Việt Nam Court; * Vingroup Pursues Legal
Key Events * Dissident Vương Văn Thả’s Death in Custody Sparks Suspicion; * Rights Activist Lý Quang Sơn Detained Without Explanation;
Key Events * Việt Nam to Try Jailed Human Rights Activist Trịnh Bá Phương Sept. 20 on “Anti-State” Charges; * Concerns Mount
Key Events * Hà Nội’s Military Parade Drills for National Day Highlight Strains in Crowd Control; * Political Shake-Up in Hồ
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