The reported 2016 arrest of a Catholic priest in Nghệ An became part of a larger argument about religious liberty, police power and the limits of public…
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In 2013, the loss of a journalist’s job in Hanoi became a small but revealing episode in Vietnam’s wider struggle over political reporting. The case showed how…
In Vietnam, public anger towards China has often gathered around two connected issues: territorial sovereignty in the South China Sea and the expanding…
The 2012 Arisen Group emerged during a tense period in Vietnam’s political life, when independent bloggers, Catholic activists, land-rights campaigners and…
In 2015, Vietnam released a number of people imprisoned for political or religious activities, but the decisions did not amount to a general amnesty. Some…
In 2014, Vietnam’s Central Highlands became the focus of renewed reports about arrests, surveillance and coercive religious “confession camps”. The phrase is…
The 2011 trial of Nguyen Van Dung placed a Vietnamese journalist and political organiser on trial for conduct that many democracies treat as ordinary. Dung had…
The 2012 censorship of The Sinking of the Boat photography exhibition belongs to a period when Vietnam’s authorities were increasingly sensitive to images…
The 2010 case surrounding the Dan Luan forum sits at the intersection of online speech, political surveillance and Vietnam’s effort to control independent…
Vietnam’s lawmakers debated a proposed Law on Cyberspace in 2016 as internet use had become central to commerce, campaigning and everyday public argument. The…