Story Archive
2020-05-21
Pham Chi Thanh, also called Pham Thanh, had written books and essays criticizing Vietnam's one-party communist state.
2020-05-19
But police say they took only her car and a safe containing papers, leaving valuable items of jewelry unaccounted for.
2020-05-18
Phung Thuy was arrested on May while delivering books for the Liberal Publishing House.
2020-05-18
Death row inmate to be spared pending assembly investigation.
2020-05-15
Vice chief justice says assemblymen spread fake news about Ho Duy Hai’s case on Facebook.
2020-05-13
Guards attacked the six and put them into solitary confinement for asking to work outside on weekends.
2020-05-11
Ho Duy Hai’s family members say they have petitioned lawmakers in a last-ditch effort to save him.
2020-05-11
Farmers say they have been cultivating the land since the 1970s, but the government says it is part of a conservation zone.
2020-05-08
Nguyen Quang Lap was found dead on May 8 only three days after beginning a six-year term in prison.
2020-05-06
Two posts on RFA Vietnamese Service’s Facebook page blocked for linking to “untruthful” reports.
2020-04-28
Vietnam, which already tightly controls its press, has gone after independent voices on social media.
2020-04-27
“Lucky” Chuong shared stories about police and dogs killed in the Dong Tam demonstrations.
2020-04-24
Tran Duc Thach taken from his home by plainclothes officers.
2020-04-23
Foreign ministry says Facebook should adhere to local laws if it wants to do business in Vietnam.
2020-04-22
Foreign and local rights groups say the firm has abetted Hanoi’s crackdown on freedom of expression.
2020-04-21
Truong Duong was convicted of blowing up the Binh Duong Provincial Tax Department.
2020-04-20
Nguyen Nang Tinh, 45, wrote and shared critical posts and videos on Facebook for seven years.
2020-04-15
They say conditions in jail are poor and their loved ones are at risk of infection.
2020-04-14
Meanwhile, Indonesia reports its highest daily death count tied to the coronavirus.
2020-04-13
Facebook users spread “fake news” or posted evidence of violating stay-at-home orders.
2020-04-01
Newly unemployed laborers need cash to survive until they can get back to work.
2020-03-24
China's assertive behavior in regional disputes continues despite the COVID-19 pandemic now commanding world attention.
2020-03-19
Dien Bien People’s Court sentences 12 of their alleged accomplices to jail terms of 24 months to 20 years.
2020-03-18
Laos shuts down schools while Cambodia arrests alleged spreader of ‘misinformation.’
2020-03-16
Truong Duy Nhat sentenced to 10 years for “vague charges.”
2020-03-16
Some 20 people are believed to have been detained at the landfill residents want shuttered.
2020-03-12
Myanmar cancels 80-day festival as Cambodia arrests more Facebookers
2020-03-11
Like Beijing, Hanoi is keen to "control the narrative" on sensitive political issues, says Safeguard Defenders.
2020-03-10
Patient Visited U.S., Qatar, and South Korea.
2020-03-09
Truong Duy Nhat, a frequent critic of Vietnam's government, was kidnapped in Thailand in 2019 to be brought back for trial.
