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Anti-China riots expose tensions in authoritarian Vietnam

While few analysts view Vietnam’s anti-China riots as the prelude to imminent large-scale domestic political change, the violence has laid bare tensions linked to a spluttering economy, political...

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Vietnam Communists demand end to Vietnamese Communism

Several dozen senior members of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party have written a letter openly denouncing the country’s leadership, accusing them of taking the “wrong path”, and calling fora “decisive...

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Release Vietnamese dissidents, say rights groups

The Vietnamese Government must drop all charges against human rights defenders Bui Thi Minh Hang, Nguyen Thi Thuy Quynh and Nguyen Van Minh and immediately release them, the Observatory for the...

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Vietnam’s pivot: netizens demand ‘right to know’

Bloggers across Vietnam launched an online campaign Tuesday demanding that their authoritarian government keep the people closely informed about national and foreign policies, including its dealings...

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Past as prologue? Call to fix US ‘human rights misstep’ with Vietnam

The United States government made a mistake this month in relaxing a ban on lethal arms sales and transfers to Vietnam — a non-democratic, one-party state with an abysmal human rights record, says a...

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U.S. welcomes release of jailed Vietnam blogger

The U.S. government on Tuesday welcomed Vietnam’s decision to release jailed blogger Nguyen Van Hai, who staged a hunger strike to protest treatment of political prisoners, and said he was set to...

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Vietnam plans punitive demolition of dissident’s home

Authorities in Vietnam are planning to demolish the family home of dissident Dr. Cu Huy Ha Vu in retaliation for his outspoken criticism of the Communist regime. Officials arrived at the house in Hanoi...

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Human Rights as a Path to Democracy in Vietnam

As Vietnam opens its economy and expands its multilateral partnerships, the Vietnamese government continues to look to the West for help in coping with its economic crisis and political problems. Even...

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EU pressure needed on human rights at Vietnam dialogue

The European Union must use upcoming talks with Vietnam to demand that Hanoi urgently address serious human rights violations, the International Federation of the Defense of Human Rights and the...

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Will TPP ‘help Vietnam’s workers to pursue their rights’?

Vietnam is still a one-party state, with laws that criminalize political dissent, notes Tom Malinowski, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor. At the same time,...

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Rights abuses by Vietnamese authorities scrutinized

A group of activists yesterday visited blogger Ta Phong Tan, who is currently detained at Prison No 5 in north central Vietnam, Vietnam Right Now reports. The prominent online activist jailed for...

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Vietnam frees high-profile dissident lawyer and blogger

One of Vietnam’s most prominent dissidents vowed to continue his anti-China activism after being released from prison on Saturday after serving two and a half years on tax evasion charges, AFP reports:...

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Hardliner in Oval Office sends wrong message to Vietnam

President Barack Obama will receive Nguyen Phu Trong (above), the head of Vietnam’s Communist Party Tuesday in the Oval Office, in an extraordinary meeting for an unelected leader in the single-party...

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Obama ‘under fire’ for hosting Vietnam Communist party leader

President Obama is coming under criticism for meeting this week with the leader of the Vietnamese Communist Party, despite the nation’s continued crackdown on human rights, according to The Hill:...

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How Hanoi buys influence in Washington, D.C.

Vietnam’s Communist authorities are conducting a successful PR campaign in Washington campaign with the assistance of leading think-tank and the Podesta Group, one of the city’s leading lobbyists,...

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Funding opportunities: labor rights in Bangladesh, Burma, Vietnam

  The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that promote...

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Stifling the public sphere: Russia, Egypt, Vietnam

featuring Zachary Abuza Professor, National War College @ZachAbuza Sherif Mansour Middle East and North Africa Program Coordinator, Committee to Protect Journalists @SherifMnsour Maria Snegovaya PhD...

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Human rights, civil society repression concerns in US-Vietnam partnership

President Obama’s ninth trip to Asia and the Pacific this month reflects the Administration’s commitment to advancing a broader regional strategy, known as the “Rebalance,” the White House said today....

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Obama urged to press for release of Vietnamese dissident

As President Obama arrives in Southeast Asia this week, 90 international personalities and civil society organizations worldwide have signed a letter urging the President to press for the release of...

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Vietnam using national security laws to stifle dissent

Vietnam is using vague national security laws to stifle dissent and arrest critics. The United States and other signatories to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) should press Vietnam to drop proposed...

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