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Do Party Central Committee Meetings Outweigh National Assembly Sessions?
The National Assembly’s 10th session concluded its agenda on Dec. 11, 2025. [1] As the last session of the
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Vietnam’s Communist Party Chief and U.S. President Have a Phone Call, Agreeing to Boost Ties at “All Levels”
Vietnam Grants Early Release To Two Prisoners Of Conscience Vietnamese authorities on March 28 released political prisoner Huynh Thi To
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U.S. State Department Outlines Vietnam’s Systemic Rights Abuses in the 2022 Human Rights Report
U.S. State Department 2022 Human Rights Report Outlines Systemic Rights Abuses Committed By the Vietnamese Government In the annual
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Two Defense Lawyers of Buddhist Temple Tinh That Bong Lai Summoned on Allegations of “Abusing Democratic Freedoms”
Vietnam Police Summon Two Defense Lawyers Of Buddhist Temple Tinh That Bong Lai * Vietnam’s State media reported on March
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Vietnam is, Again, Classified “Not Free” in Freedom House’s Latest Report
Vietnam Is, Again, Classified “Not Free” in Freedom House’s Latest Report * Vietnam is categorized “not free” in the latest
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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 Abstains from UN General Assembly Demanding the Withdrawal of Russian Troops from Ukraine
Vietnamese Activist Le Minh The Arrested on “Abusing Democratic Freedoms” Charges * Vietnam’s State-owned media on Feb. 22 reported that
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Vietnam Fails to Provide Explanations on the Disappearance of Chinese Human Rights Defender Dong Guangping
Hanoi Court Upholds “Abusing Democratic Freedoms” Conviction of Former Facebook Influencer * An appellate court in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi in
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CIVICUS Report: Vietnam Continues with Suppression of Journalists and Political Dissidents Despite Recent Election to UN Human Rights Council
Hanoi Police Complete Their Investigation of Blogger Nguyen Lan Thang * Hanoi Police’s Investigation Agency has finished its investigation into
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Vietnamese NGOs Demand Vietnam Respond to Suspicious Deaths of Political and Religious Prisoners
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Vietnam Briefing Jan. 16, 2023: Social Media Stirred Following the Alleged Rape of Two Female University Students at a Military School
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Vietnam Briefing Jan. 9, 2023: Lutheran Pastor Dinh Diem Passes Away in Prison; Government Declares Boy Trapped in Concrete Pile Dead
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Vietnam Briefing Jan. 2, 2023: Blogger Nguyen Nhu Phuong Imprisoned Under Article 117; High-Profile Officials Dismissed from Communist Party’s Central Committee
The Vietnam Briefing, released every Monday morning Vietnam time, looks at Vietnam’s social and political developments of the past week.