The authorities have indicted a fifteen year old boy in connection with a violent conforntation over land evictions at his village near Ho Chi Minh City. The boy, Mai Nguyen Trung Tuan, was charged with resisting persons in the performance…
Human rights defender, Nguyen Van Dai, does not lie awake at night wondering if Big Brother is watching him. He knows he is. The police recently installed two video cameras across the street from his apartment – one trained on…
The poor rural province of Son La in the mountainous northwest of Vietnam needs much from the central government. But should the first priority be to lavish tens of millions of dollars on political monuments ? Not according to many…
The British prime minister, David Cameron, is reported to have urged Vietnamese leaders to embrace political change during his two day visit to the country ending on Thursday. But the focus of his talks with the country’s three most senior…
The prominent blogger Me Nam, or “Mother Mushroom”, has accused the police of using violence to break up an attempt by activists to campaign for the freedom of political prisoners. She said police attacked her and other activists as they…
A woman sentenced to fifteen months in prison in one of Vietnam’s most bitterly contested land disputes has been released to a tumultuous welcome after completing her sentence. Relatives, neighbours and other farmers came out in force to greet Can…
Activists campaigning to save Hanoi’s famous old trees from the government axe are claiming victory – up to a point – following an admission of mistakes by the city government. A statement on July 21 from the Hanoi People’s Committee…
Dissidents are hopeful that political detainees will be included in a mass amnesty for prisoners announced by the government for later this year. The Public Security Ministry said up to 17,000 prisoners would be released to mark National Day on…
Vietnamese human rights and democracy activists have paid an emotional farewell to a Swedish diplomat who has done much to support their cause in recent years. Elenore Kanter, the Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission at the Swedish Embassy, said…
Vietnam’s complex relationship with China has been back in the spotlight just a week after the Vietnamese Communist Party boss held unprecedented talks with the United States President in the White House. In a visit announced at short notice, the…