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East San Jose school superintendent abruptly fired
The Alum Rock Union School District board voted to fire longtime Superintendent Hilaria Bauer after returning from closed session. The…
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Hanoi asks Beijing to abide by law while drawing baseline in Gulf of Tonkin
Vietnam has requested that China respect international law and bilateral agreements with Hanoi after Beijing drew a new baseline in…
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Vietnam police summon political prisoners’ wives
Vietnam police have been summoning the wives of political prisoners for questioning over the past week, leading one lawyer to…
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Vietnam holds political prisoner in solitary confinement for 18 months
Vietnam’s Nam Ha Prison has been holding political prisoner Nguyen Duc Hung in a solitary cell for 18 months, his…
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International rights group calls on Vietnam to release women political prisoners
The Paris-based Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) – or Quê Me – marked Friday’s international women’s day with a call…
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Police disrupt popular R-rated movie to check viewers’ ages
Police officers paused a movie and turned on the theater lights to check the ages of cinema-goers at a Ho…
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Vietnamese police detain 3 Protestant house church members in Dak Lak
Vietnamese police have temporarily detained three members of an independent Protestant house church in Dak Lak province in the country’s…
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East San Jose to get long overdue light rail extension
South Bay transit leaders have approved a major contract to get construction underway on a long-planned light rail extension project…
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Vietnam police confirm arrests of two activists
Vietnam’s state-controlled media have finally broken the silence on the arrests of two famous human rights activists after police confirmed…
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Vietnamese woman fined for calling judges ‘idiots’
The wife of a prominent political prisoner said she has been fined more than US$300 for posting his photo on…
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Vietnam labels 2 foreign-based groups ‘terrorist organizations’
Vietnam has accused two foreign-based political groups of being “terrorist organizations” that helped plan an attack in Vietnam’s Central Highlands…
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Released from prison, Vietnamese activist vows to fight on
Political activist Huynh Truong Ca says he will continue to demand democracy in Vietnam, following his recent release from a…
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Vietnam’s biggest fraud trial gets underway
The chairwoman of property company Van Thinh Phat went on trial in Ho Chi Minh City Tuesday, accused of misappropriating…
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Another arrest as Vietnam’s internet crackdown continues
Vietnam continues to use a controversial section of the law to prosecute people for expressing their opinions, with the arrest…
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State-funded film set during Indochina war attracts surprising interest
A state-funded film about a 1947 battle between French troops and Vietnamese resistance forces has attracted a surprising level of…
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Vietnamese police detain journalist Nguyen Vu Binh, family say
Authorities in Hanoi have detained a journalist and long-time critic of the Vietnamese government, a relative told RFA Vietnamese on…
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East San Jose needs more voting centers, leaders say
East San Jose leaders say their neighborhoods face a shortage of voting locations for the March 5 primary election —…
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Vietnam police detain YouTube activist on anti-state charges
Hanoi authorities arrested the creator of two popular YouTube channels on Thursday on anti-state charges under Article 117, Vietnam’s vaguely…
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San Jose-raised NFL player is energizing downtown
San Jose native and NFL cornerback Chidobe Awuzie has long used his fame and influence to support children in the…
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Vietnam’s rights council reelection bid alarms activists
International human rights groups say Vietnam must improve its record on basic freedoms before running for reelection as a member…
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