Communist Party Directive Takes Aim At ‘Hostile Forces’ in Vietnam

Communist Party Directive Takes Aim At ‘Hostile Forces’ in Vietnam

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has issued a broad-ranging directive calling for further restrictions against the activities of civil society groups, including trade unions, and increasing scrutiny of foreign organizations and Vietnamese nationals traveling abroad. The document, known as Directive 24, was obtained by Project88, a Bangkok-based human rights organization focused on Vietnam, which … Read more

Criminal Justice Campaigns in Vietnam: From Legal Mobilization to Dissenting Collectivism?

Vietnam Imprisons 54 Officials Over COVID-19 Flights Graft Case

Advertisement Social media in Vietnam is currently flooded with calls to save death-row inmate Nguyễn Văn Chưởng. Arrested in 2007, Chưởng was sentenced to death for masterminding the murder and robbery of a police officer and has spent 15 years on death row. Since his conviction, Chưởng and his family have continued to claim his … Read more