Poet and Writer Tran Duc Thach Sentenced to 12 Years in Vietnamese Prison
“This is a shocking and shameful outcome in a case that never should have been brought to trial in the first place." More
Vietnam Must Drop Charges Against Poet Tran Duc Thach
“Peaceful criticism is no crime. Quite the opposite—it is the mark of someone who is civically engaged, and who cares about their country.” More
Arrest of Vietnamese Writer is Escalation in Attempts to Quash Independent Political Thought
"Knowing the power of her work, Trang has firmly upheld her belief in human rights principles, even amidst constant judicial and physical retaliation from the Vietnamese government." More
‘Antibodies’ Original Song Channels Fight for Free Expression
“While these two artists come from separate musical traditions and backgrounds, both have found a measure of solidarity in standing for human rights and freedom amid a difficult global… More
Viet Nam, Move Beyond Repression
We strongly urge the Vietnamese authorities to cease their crackdown on independent media and those who express dissent. More
Pham Doan Trang
A blogger, democracy activist, and non-fiction author, Trang resigned from the Liberal Publishing House in July 2020, citing security threats. In October 2020, she was detained on charges of… More
Nguyen Huu Vinh & Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy | Status: Released | Vietnam
On March 23, 2016, the People’s Court of Hanoi sentenced Nguyen Huu Vinh to five years in prison under Article 258 (2) of Vietnam’s Penal Code for “abusing democratic… More
Nguyen Xuan Nghia
A poet, novelist, and founder of the banned democracy movement known as Bloc 8406, Nguyen was arrested in 2008 following the publication of Manifesto on Freedom and Democracy in… More
Pham Chi Dung
Founder of the Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam, Pham was arrested in November 2019 for articles he wrote criticizing human rights by the government. On January 5, 2021, he… More
Tran Thi Nga Thuy Nga
In 2017, dissident blogger Tran Thi Nga was arrested on charges of spreading propaganda and ultimately imprisoned in highly abusive conditions. As part of an agreement to cut her… More
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