Story Archive
2017-10-12
Civil Rights Defenders also calls for an end to the persecution of activists under Article 88.
2017-10-10
Tran Thi Thuy, sentenced to an eight-year term for petitioning for land rights, is in constant pain from tumors, her brother says.
2017-10-03
Pham Doan Trang, author of 'Politics For All,' explains the motivation for writing her new book in an interview with RFA’s Vietnamese Service.
2017-09-28
Vuong Van Tha was taken into custody in May, after police laid siege to his home.
2017-09-28
His father says authorities never provided a clear reason for the detention.
2017-09-26
Hundreds of uniformed officers destroy tents and attack protesters with shock batons and water cannon, sources say.
2017-09-25
Foreign ministers of both countries have discussed incident at sea, officials say.
2017-09-22
They want Hong Kong-owned Pacific Crystal to permanently shut down the facility and move out of Lai Vu commune in Hai Duong province.
2017-09-19
Nguyen Van Oai is sentenced for resisting police officers and leaving his home while on probation.
2017-09-05
Group members included pro-government activists and appeared to have official support, priest says.
2017-09-01
Nguyen Van Tuc is the sixth member of the Brotherhood For Democracy to be taken into custody in recent weeks.
2017-08-31
The pair, who had been jailed before, were convicted most recently under Article 79, a broadly worded national security law.
2017-08-23
Vo An Don says he expects to be made an example of for posting allegations of bribery on Facebook.
2017-08-23
The April 2016 Formosa toxic spill galvanized activists, many of whom have been jailed.
2017-08-21
Sailor was freed from Abu Sayyaf after nine months in captivity.
2017-08-17
Truyen's wife likens his arrest to a kidnapping and says she worries about his safety.
2017-08-14
Vietnamese bishop from disaster-stricken coastal area visits Taiwan to compare notes with lawyers who have dealt with pollution cases involving Formosa.
2017-08-11
His family members say they are angered by his arrest and rejected the charges against him.
2017-08-10
Thirteen are sent back from Cambodia on Wednesday, a U.S.-based rights group confirms.
2017-08-10
Fishing boat had cargo of slaughtered sharks, according to the Philippine coast guard.
2017-08-09
The trial didn’t address the dispute that sparked a standoff between farmers and authorities in April.
2017-08-09
Mud, soil and sand from a power plant will instead be used as fill in another harbor, says the Binh Thuan provincial government.
2017-08-08
Activist Grace Bui says 13 were among 16 whose applications were rejected, while the fate of the other three is unclear.
2017-08-07
Residents say the case is unrelated to their dispute, which sparked a standoff with authorities in April.
2017-08-04
He is seized at home following the arrests just days before of other members of the Brotherhood for Democracy civil society group.
2017-08-02
A furious Berlin expels a Vietnamese intelligence official and warns of further consequences after Trinh Xuan Thanh is snatched by armed men on July 23.
2017-08-02
Rates of infection are climbing over numbers reported last year, health officials say.
2017-07-31
The four men were members of a democracy group founded by jailed lawyer Nguyen Van Dai.
2017-07-28
They call on the government to release Tran Thi Nga, who was sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment and five years’ house arrest for ‘conducting anti-state propaganda.’
2017-07-27
Le Dinh Luong is accused of membership in the banned U.S.-based opposition party Viet Tan and other anti-state activities.
