Story Archive
2016-01-27
Election unlikely to change human rights record as leaders represent old guard.
2016-01-20
The country and the Communist Party face pressures from within and without during National Congress.
2016-01-15
Ho Thi Bich Khuong serves five years under draconian law and now must find a place to live after her land and house were confiscated.
2016-01-14
Analysts see deadlock as Communist Party factions grapple over posts, but don’t expect big policy changes.
2016-01-14
Prominent Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Huu Vinh has his trial postponed, amid what his lawyer says are violations of litigation law.
2016-01-12
Protests highlight politically sensitive land disputes ahead of top-level Party meetings in the communist state.
2016-01-08
Hanoi says aircraft landings on Fiery Cross Reef violate Vietnamese sovereignty and raise tensions.
2016-01-07
The organization is lobbying US lawmakers to restart a program to allow former South Vietnamese officers to immigrate.
2015-12-29
Ambassador Ted Osius calls the recent arrest and harassment of bloggers and rights activists ‘a disturbing trend.’
2015-12-24
The students’ parents have kept them home from school in a bid to pressure authorities to abandon the project.
2015-12-18
Nguyen Van Dai's arrest violates Vietnam's international commitments under human rights agreements, EU diplomats say.
2015-12-16
Nguyen Van Dai had served four years in jail on the charges between 2007 and 2011.
2015-12-15
He had served his full four-year sentence for ‘propaganda against the state.’
2015-12-08
Authorities in Hanoi and Da Nang had refused requests to reconsider verdicts against the activist and his group.
2015-12-07
Nguyen Van Dai and fellow activists were assaulted as they returned to the capital by taxi.
2015-12-01
Hospitals can perform reassignment surgery, but the procedure is required for legal gender recognition.
2015-11-20
The legislation would add stiffer penalties to an already harsh penal code, the group says.
2015-11-19
Thich Quang Do thanks supporters who recently called for his release from house arrest.
2015-11-18
Fisherman Dao Ngoc Duc says he cannot afford to buy new nets and continue his livelihood.
2015-11-17
Motorists say owners regularly fix their meters to scam consumers.
2015-11-12
Tran Vu Hai was nabbed as he was heading to Hanoi’s police headquarters to discuss the case and the related harassment of two attorneys with authorities.
2015-11-10
They are inspired by Myanmar’s rapid reforms and question the pace of change at home.
2015-11-09
Police pulled Tran Minh Nhat and Chu Manh Son out of a car as they traveled to their home village.
2015-11-06
Xi Jinping did not mention the two nations’ tussle over the Paracel and Spratly islands during his speech to Vietnam’s parliament.
2015-11-05
Police beat and detain protesters in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
2015-11-03
The lawyers believe they were targeted to dissuade them from taking the case.
2015-11-02
They want to call attention to China’s aggressive moves in the South China Sea and its brutal treatment of Vietnamese fishermen.
2015-10-28
Vietnamese analysts welcome show of US resolve after years of Chinese encroachment in the South China Sea.
2015-10-26
Police meanwhile harass and detain relatives and friends seeking confirmation of his reprieve.
2015-10-22
But a pro-democracy party banned by the government denies any connection to her.
