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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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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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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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Former prisoner says Vietnamese police took his money

Former prisoner Le Van Sinh has accused the police in Vietnam’s Ninh Binh province of taking 400 million VND (US$16,260)…

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Wives of jailed Vietnamese activists claim constant harassment

While Vietnamese activists Bui Van Thuan and Bui Tuan Lam serve long prison sentences, their wives have told Radio Free…

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Vietnam indicts former police chief for bribery

Vietnam has indicted former police chief Do Huu Ca, who was a key figure in a violent forced eviction 12…

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In an age of social detachment, significance of Tet lost on young Vietnamese

When he was young, Duc believed that celebrating Tet — the Vietnamese Lunar New Year — was just about exchanging…

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Prison authorities refuse to sell canteen food to jailed blogger

Prison authorities have refused to sell jailed Vietnamese prisoner of conscience Tran Huynh Duy Thuc food from the facility’s canteen,…

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Russian company seeks millions in compensation from PetroVietnam: report

A Russian electrical equipment manufacturer, owned by billionaire Alexey Mordashov, is asking for US$500 million in compensation after a successful…

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Hundreds of Taiwanese stranded in Vietnam due to tour firm dispute

Hundreds of Taiwanese tourists were left stranded on the Vietnamese island of Phu Quoc on the first day of the…

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US-based activist continues to speak up for Vietnam minority

Vang Seo Gia arrived in the United States on Feb.1 with his wife and son after the ethnic Hmong family…

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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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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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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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