Tag: Vietnam
Fewer independents vie for Vietnam’s Communist Party-dominated assembly
Some 92 percent of candidates standing for the 500-seat National Assembly are party members
South Vietnam’s elderly veterans continue to endure hardships
They are isolated, they remain under surveillance, and are still treated as enemies of the state
Caritas Hanoi reaches out to villages amid new COVID-19 outbreak
Caritas in Hanoi has distributed up to 3.8 tons of rice and other food supplies in villages under strict health restrictions
Woman fights on for damages over Vietnam War use of ‘Agent...
A French court rejected a lawsuit filed by 79-year old Tran To Nga against 14 chemical companies, but she said she would appeal
Vietnam jails Facebook user for 10 years for anti-state posts
Vietnam's ruling Communist Party retains tight media censorship and tolerates little criticism
Vietnam steps up ‘chilling’ crackdown on dissent ahead of key Communist...
Public criticism of the party is not tolerated and groups which promote democratization are targeted by the authorities
Rights violations intensify in Vietnam, group says
Govt frequently punishes people for criticizing its authority, Human Rights Watch says
Long prison sentences for Vietnamese journalists over ‘anti-state propaganda’
Three freelancers convicted of ‘making, storing, spreading information, materials, items for the purpose of opposing the state’
Popular Facebook user in Vietnam arrested for ‘anti-state’ posts
Arrest comes as govt steps up crackdown on activists ahead of key party congress in January next year
Tech giants ‘complicit’ in industrial-scale repression in Vietnam
State-sponsored harassment rampant on Facebook and YouTube, says rights group
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