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Project 88 Introduces New Human Rights Defender Focused Research Methodology

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Vietnam Human Rights Report July 1, 2019 – September 30, 2019: No Improvement in Already Dismal Crackdown on Dissent

Featured Image: Le Van Sinh at trial in Ninh Binh on September…

Incidents Against Freedom of Publication in 2018-2019: How Vietnam Continues to Violate Its Constitutional and International Obligations

How Vietnamese Law Restricts Freedom of Publication Article…

Procedural Irregularities in the Detention of Doan Thi Hong: How Ho Chi Minh Public Security Violates Domestic Criminal Law

It has been a year since Ms. Doan Thi Hong was arrested and detained…

Activist Vuong Nguyen in Lam Dong Province Arrested For Online Political Commentaries

Nguyen Quoc Duc Vuong, or Facebooker Vuong Nguyen, was suddenly…

Second Activist Convicted in September for Facebook Postings: Nguyen Van Cong Em Sentenced to Five Years in Prison under Article 117

On September 17, the People’s Court of Ben Tre Province sentenced…

Criticizing Government Corruption on Facebook, Activist Le Van Sinh Sentenced to Five Years for “Abusing Democratic Freedoms”

On September 5, 2019, the People’s Court of Ninh Binh Provinces…

Nguyen Ngoc Anh Facing Death Threats and Other Severe Harassment in Prison

Featured Image: Nguyen Ngoc Anh at trial on June 6, 2019, Source:…

Vietnam’s Extreme Censorship Highlighted in New International Report

Vietnam ranks sixth on the Committee to Protect Journalist’s…

Anti-China Protests and Crackdowns in August 2019: A Review 

On July 3, Chinese survey vessels and coastguard ships entered…