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Two Khmer Krom activists given prison sentences in Vietnam
Two ethnic Khmer Krom activists who were arrested last year on suspicion of distributing books about indigenous peoples’ rights were…
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Vietnam’s president forced to step down due to corruption scandal
Vietnam’s president has resigned after just a year in the job, taking responsibility for a corruption scandal involving regional government…
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Vietnam local govt bans Buddhist pagoda repair
The government in Vietnam’s Ba Ria-Vung Tau province is blocking the repair of a 35 year-old buddhist pagoda because the…
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Prosecutors demand death sentence in Vietnam’s biggest fraud trial
Vietnamese prosecutors are calling for the death sentence for the alleged mastermind of the country’s biggest fraud, state-controlled media reported…
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Vietnamese political prisoner ‘starved’ for two weeks
Political prisoner Dang Dinh Bach spent a fortnight without food during the first two weeks of March, his wife told…
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Vietnam poised to disciple provincial leaders for corruption
The Vietnamese government body responsible for combating corruption has proposed penalizing five high-ranking provincial leaders detained for accepting bribes, state…
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Vietnam parliament’s Thursday meeting fuels leadership speculation
Vietnam’s parliament will hold an extraordinary session on Thursday to discuss ‘personnel issues,’ according to a letter sent to legislators…
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Vietnamese police track down Montagnards in Thailand
Police from Vietnam’s Dak Lak province made unexpected visits to two areas in Thailand where a number of ethnic minorities…
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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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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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