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Last-minute cancellation of popular Vietnamese singer’s concert raises eyebrows

Last-minute cancellation of popular Vietnamese singer’s concert raises eyebrows

Authorities cited technical reasons for the cancellation of Khanh Ly’s Sept. 24 Hanoi show.

Vietnamese prisoners of conscience continue to serve sentences far from families

Vietnamese prisoners of conscience continue to serve sentences far from families

Making family visits more difficult is seen as an extra punishment for prisoners.

Vietnamese fisherman shot by unknown assailant

Vietnamese fisherman shot by unknown assailant

The man was hit in the leg and may have to retire from fishing.

President of Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences faces Politburo discipline

President of Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences faces Politburo discipline

Bui Nhat Quang is accused of violating the principles of Communist Party organization and working regulations.

Peng Lei lawyers ask police to follow law after DNA samples taken forcibly

The legal team said they were shut out when police took samples at the Peng Lei Buddhist Church.

At least 5 injured by heavy artillery in Myanmar's Sagaing region

At least 5 injured by heavy artillery in Myanmar's Sagaing region

Around 100 villagers, unable to escape, are being interrogated by junta forces.

Nguyen Minh Son at a demonstration in 2016.

Vietnamese Facebooker arrested for posting “anti-state video.”

2022-09-30

The police have not clarified what offenses he allegedly committed

Vietnamese rights lawer Vo An Don is shown in an undated photo.

Vietnam rights lawyer barred from leaving country

2022-09-28

Stopped at the airport, Vo An Dan and his family had hoped to seek asylum in the US.

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Police, villagers clash over planned destruction of local road in Vietnam

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Vietnam placed in awkward position as old ally Russia suffers losses in Ukraine

Vietnam placed in awkward position as old ally Russia suffers losses in Ukraine

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Fishing is a way of life on Vietnam’s Ly Son island

Fishing is a way of life on Vietnam’s Ly Son island
Dozens of Vietnamese lawyers sign petition to abolish prisoners’ foot shackles

Dozens of Vietnamese lawyers sign petition to abolish prisoners’ foot shackles

Some prisoners are kept in solitary confinement with one leg chained to a concrete seat

CAPTION: Trinh Ba Tu and his mother Can Thi Theu.

HRW calls for independent investigation into Vietnamese dissident’s beating

Trinh Ba Tu was chained-up and hit by guards in Vietnam's most notorious prison.

U.S. President Joe Biden takes part in a bilateral meeting with Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos in New York, Sept. 22, 2022.

Biden, Marcos discuss South China Sea in 1st bilateral meeting

A Tan Phu Trung police officer and Vietnamese Youtuber Tran Dinh Son's head injury, Sept. 21, 2022.

Police in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City accused of beating YouTuber, destroying camera

Vietnamese workers being processed at the Moc Bai border gate for re-entry.

Cambodia returns 92 Vietnamese tricked into working in scamming jobs

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Father of Essex truck victim: I’d send my children from Vietnam again

Father of Essex truck victim: I’d send my children from Vietnam again

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