Story Archive
2018-12-26
The Brotherhood for Democracy member’s sentence was upheld in a heavily guarded, three-hour trial.
2018-12-20
Police say that organizers did not get advance permission to hold the event.
2018-12-19
The document sent to national leaders, the UN, and foreign diplomats urges release of political prisoners and guarantees for the rights of assembly and a free press.
2018-12-17
Tran Thi Nga had been refused permission for a visit in September as punishment for 'breaking prison rules.'
2018-12-14
Family members say the activists endure routine abuse and suffer from health problems in detention.
2018-12-11
Nguyen Van Trang and Le Van Thuong face charges under Article 109 for their pro-democracy efforts in the one-party state.
2018-12-07
Nguyen Trung Ton endures daily coercion to confess, but maintains innocence.
2018-11-30
Huynh Thuc Vy will remain under house arrest until her child stops nursing, and must then serve her full term.
2018-11-28
Nguyen Huu Quoc Duy returns home to Khanh Hoa province.
2018-11-26
Tran Huynh Duy Thuc’s brother updates RFA on a spate of ailments.
2018-11-21
Le Thu Ha barred from entry in Hanoi, put on a plane to Bangkok
2018-11-20
NGO demands authorities drop charges against blogger-activist Huynh Thuc Vy.
2018-11-15
Authorities try to clear out the remaining residents of Con Dau parish to make more room for an ecotourism project.
2018-11-14
Mother Mushroom says they are used as pawns in exchange for ‘economic benefits’ and global standing.
2018-11-09
Hua Phi, head of the Cao Dai faith in Lam Dong province, had traveled undetected to Saigon to meet with US diplomats.
2018-11-08
Celebrity or intellectual ruling party exodus tally now reaches at least 14.
2018-11-07
Meanwhile, their defense team is attacked by unknown assailants who throw an object against their car, shattering a window.
2018-11-02
Human rights advocate Huynh Thuc Vy will be prosecuted for "affronting the national flag or national emblem” from a 2017 incident.
2018-10-31
Taken into custody by Vietnamese police on July 6, Michael Nguyen is being held for investigation for 'subversion.'
2018-10-26
Party member and publisher Chu Hao will be punished for printing books diverging from the approved political line, state media say.
2018-10-24
Prisoner’s friend summarizes letter on Facebook
2018-10-24
Family of Tran Thi Nga send follow-up petition after two months of no contact
2018-10-23
Nguyen Trung Ton was abducted and beaten in 2017 by assailants believed linked to the police.
2018-10-19
Eleven injured in assault at Indian-owned quarry as police look on.
2018-10-18
She tells a crowd in Houston she’ll “never keep silent” on human rights in the communist state.
2018-10-17
Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh was 16 months into a 10-year anti-state propaganda sentence.
2018-10-11
Dinh Nguyen Kha had protested Vietnam's politically sensitive policy on disputed islands in the South China Sea.
2018-10-08
Religious freedom advocate Ven Thich Quang Do, 91, forced to relocate to his hometown.
2018-10-05
Accused of working to overthrow the state, the group had protested the government's handling of a massive toxic waste spill in 2016.
