Vietnam

Vietnamese Facebook User Released From Prison One Month Early

Chung Hoang Chuong had posted articles online that authorities said had 'distorted' the official account of the deadly Jan. 9, 2020 land-rights clash at Dong Tam Commune.

Vietnamese journalist Le Van Dung is shown next to the warrant calling for his arrest.

Vietnamese Police Issue Nationwide ‘Special Warrant’ for Fugitive Journalist

2021-06-02

The special warrant and widespread media coverage are typically used only in the case of dangerous criminals, one source says.

Dang Hoang Minh is shown at his trial in the Hau Giang People's Court, June 2, 2021.

Vietnamese Facebook User Draws Seven-Year Prison Term for ‘Anti-State’ Writings

2021-06-02

Dang Hoang Minh is the latest to be jailed for writings 'opposing the State' under Article 117 of Vietnam's Penal Code.

Vietnamese independent journalist Le Van Dung is shown in an undated photo.

Vietnamese Police Go to Arrest Journalist, Miss Him at Home

2021-05-26

Independent journalist Le Van Dung had used Facebook to transmit information on social issues such as land disputes and corruption.

Authorities guard a group of Vietnamese detained in Batam, Riau Islands province, for fishing in Indonesian waters, March 4, 2020.

Indonesia: Vietnam Has Not Repatriated 500 Fishermen

2021-05-24

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Hanoi flew home fishermen within a couple of months of their detention, Jakarta said.

A voting station is shown in Vietnam's capital Hanoi, May 23, 2021.

Sight-Impaired Vietnamese Woman Put ‘On Report’ For Failure to Vote

2021-05-24

Do Le Na, wife of a jailed 'unapproved' candidate for election to the National Assembly, said that election workers came to her home, urging her to vote.

Vietnamese motorists pass signs about the upcoming National Assembly and People's Council elections, in Hanoi, May 19, 2021.

Vietnam Goes to The Polls With State-Approved Candidates Offering Little Choice

2021-05-21

Meanwhile, some self-nominated candidates remain in detention.

A Vietnamese health worker is vaccinated against COVID-19 in Hanoi, March 8, 2021.

Vietnam Sees Hundreds of New COVID Cases, With Two Provinces Largely Locked Down

2021-05-19

Cases also climb in Laos and Cambodia, with a lockdown extended on the Lao border with China and three more deaths reported in Cambodia.

Can Thi Theu (R) and her son, Trinh Ba Tu (L), in an undated photo.

Jailed Vietnamese Land Activist Held Under Harsh Conditions: Daughter

2021-05-17

Can Thi Theu is staying in a cramped cell with sick inmates despite being a political prisoner.

A Vietnamese woman receives a COVID-19 shot at a vaccination site in Hai Duong province, March 8, 2021.

COVID Numbers Climb in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, With Some in Laos Fearing Vaccination

2021-05-13

Many in Laos are reluctant to take the vaccine, fearing harm to their health, after a 70-year-old woman dies on May 10 two days after taking the shot.