Vietnam

Vietnamese activist known as ‘Onion Bae’ sentenced to 5 ½ years in prison

He was convicted under a controversial 'propaganda' article of the Penal Code.

Vietnamese prisoner of conscience accuses jailers of giving him contaminated water

Nguyen Van Duc Do experienced abdominal pain and had diarrhea.

UN working group faults Vietnam for arbitrary detention of climate activist

Dang Dinh Bach plans to go on hunger strike next month.

Religious leaders ask US to sanction Vietnamese government officials

The Global Magnitsky Act would allow the US to freeze the assets of those involved in human rights violations.

Vietnamese climate activist arrested for ‘tax evasion’

Hoang Thi Minh Hong has received international recognition for her environmental activism.

Rights groups call on UN refugee chief to push Vietnam to free two detained bloggers

They want Filippo Grandi’s office to increase protective measures for refugees in Thailand.

Hanoi partially shuts down public lighting amid heatwave