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Critics dismiss Vietnam’s clemency for death row inmates as ‘progress’
Vietnam’s President Vo Van Thuong recently commuted the sentences of several inmates on death row to life in prison as…
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District 8 San Jose council candidates debate at Evergreen forum
The four candidates running for the District 8 San Jose City Council seat recently debated issues ranging from homelessness to…
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Vietnam court sentences Khmer Krom man to 3½ years in prison
A court in Vietnam’s Soc Trang province has sentenced an ethnic Khmer Krom man to three-and-a-half years in prison for…
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Hmong activist in Thailand threatened with deportation
An ethnic Hmong preacher and human rights activist released on bail from Bangkok’s Immigration Detention Center said a Vietnamese official…
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San Jose Tet festival brings together community and politics
Scores of people in colorful dress basked in the light of lanterns of San Jose’s History Park, as fragrant white…
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Inmate goes on hunger strike to protest prison conditions
A Vietnamese prisoner-of-conscience who is serving a five-year sentence said he was beginning a hunger strike to protest harsh prison…
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Detained blogger sees mother for first time since disappearance from Thailand.
A blogger who last year went missing from Thailand and later resurfaced in Vietnamese police custody was finally allowed to…
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INTERVIEW: Vietnam’s oppression of the protestant H’mong people
Vang Duc Son suffered years of harassment in Vietnam due to his beliefs as a protestant in Dien Bien province.…
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Vietnam gets tough on drunk driving
Vietnam has been getting tougher on drunk driving the past few months, and that’s led to a drop in alcohol…
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Deal falls through at former San Jose Safeway
An empty commercial space in downtown San Jose where a Safeway was previously located is still vacant nearly five years…
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More than 200 people sign petition urging Vietnamese activist’s release
More than 200 people have signed a petition calling for a detained Vietnamese activist who was recently diagnosed with stage…
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Human Rights Watch dismisses Vietnam govt criticism
New York-based Human Rights Watch has hit back at the Vietnamese government for accusing the non-governmental organization of fabricating its…
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Vietnam sentences ethnic minority man to 4½ years for religious activities
Vietnam on Friday sentenced religious freedom activist Nay Y Blang to four years and six months in prison for crimes…
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East San Jose store’s fight to sell booze takes bizarre twist
An East San Jose convenience store’s simple application for a permit to sell alcohol has spiraled into a tangled knot…
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Closer Vietnam-US ties not based on Beijing issues, says conference
There are stark differences in the ways the United States and Vietnam approach their relationships with China, participants at a…
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Vietnamese political prisoner Nguyen Thuy Hanh diagnosed with cancer
A Vietnamese political prisoner who raised money for families of people jailed for their political or religious views has been…
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Vietnamese prisoner under constant surveillance: family member
Vietnamese prisoner Huynh Minh Tam, who is serving an eight-year prison sentence for “anti-state propaganda,” has claimed he has been…
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Angelou’s in downtown San Jose reopening on First Street
Fans of hearty burritos and saucy enchiladas may have felt a pang of absence when Angelou’s Mexican Grill closed its…
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Vietnam prison disciplines inmate for ‘insulting officers’ dignity’
Vietnamese prisoner of conscience Truong Van Dung has been denied visits or gifts for a month, a fellow inmate claimed,…
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Jailed Vietnamese activist beaten until he ‘coughed blood’
Vietnamese prisoner of conscience Nguyen Nhu Phuong has claimed he was beaten by detention center guards after getting in a…
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