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...
View ArticleVietnam 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...
View ArticleRelease 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...
View ArticleVietnam’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...
View ArticlePast 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...
View ArticleU.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...
View ArticleVietnam 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...
View ArticleHuman 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...
View ArticleEU 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...
View ArticleWill 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,...
View ArticleRights 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...
View ArticleVietnam 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:...
View ArticleHardliner 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...
View ArticleObama ‘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:...
View ArticleHow 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,...
View ArticleFunding 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...
View ArticleStifling 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...
View ArticleHuman 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....
View ArticleObama 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...
View ArticleVietnam 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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