Advocating for Free Expression at the UN: Recommendations for Protecting Writers and Dissidents in Vietnam
PEN America delivered an oral statement at the Fourth UPR Cycle pre-session in Geneva providing recommendations to protect writers and dissidents at risk in Vietnam. More
Vietnamese Journalist Le Huu Minh Tuan Must be Released Immediately and Receive Urgent Medical Attention
PEN America expresses profound concern for Le Huu Minh Tuan, an editor, and member of the Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam. More
UN Submission Documents Vietnam’s Serious Free Expression Violations
The Vietnamese government continues to stifle free expression, wielding laws as weapons to control narratives and silence voices that dare to imagine a different world. More
Le Anh Hung
In July 2018, authorities arrested independent blogger Le Anh Hung and charged him with “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon state interests." In October, he went on hunger strike… More
Le Manh Ha
An online commentator, Le Manh Ha was arrested in January 2022 when police raided his house and seized 20 books, two laptop computers, and a cellphone. On October 25,… More
Nguyen Lan Thang
Nguyen Lan Thang has written commentary on current events in Vietnam and around the world, history, and philosophy via his blog on Radio Free Asia since at least 2013.… More
Phan Cong Hai
In November 2019, Phan Cong Hai was arrested for Facebook posts that were deemed "anti-state." In a 2020 trial in which he did not have legal representation in court… More
Tran Hoang Huan
Tran Hoang Tuan was indicted and arrested under investigation for his alleged anti-state propaganda in August 2021. Many believe his arrest was directly related to his criticism of the… More
Bui Van Thuan
Bui Van Thuan was arrested in August 2021 and accused of “anti-state propaganda” for his Facebook page. In November 2022, he was sentenced to eight years in prison and… More
PEN America Condemns Transfer of Vietnamese Writer Pham Doan Trang to Remote Prison
“From Pham Doan Trang’s lengthy incommunicado detention to the wholly disproportionate and unjustified sentence of nine years in prison handed down in her case last year, it comes as… More