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On a weekday morning in Hà Nội, a wheelchair user faces a curb nearly the height of his knees. Although
On March 17, 2023, environmental lawyer Đặng Đình Bách, imprisoned in Việt Nam since 2021, began a partial hunger strike.
CIVICUS Monitor has released further updates on the state of freedom of expression and association in Việt Nam for the
Without transparency and freedom of expression, the Hà Nội Convention could turn “cybersecurity” into “cyber surveillance,” threatening the privacy of
A 1975 article in the U.S. newspaper The Forum once described Vietnamese refugees protesting to urge the United Nations
The Vietnamese government has long been implementing a national project to digitize and store citizens’ data for administrative purposes. The
Thirteen years ago, my path into activism began. For more than two decades, I had lived in denial, self-contempt, and
Key Events * Deputy Minister of National Defense Hoàng Xuân Chiến accused of sexual harassment in South Korea; * Tô Lâm’s
The active collection of citizen data by both government and private enterprises during Việt Nam’s “digital transformation” has raised
Thích Minh Tuệ, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk born Lê Anh Tú in 1981 in Hà Tĩnh Province, has become a
Key Events * HCMC Finalizes Key Party Positions Before National Congress; * Vietnam Airlines Confirms Massive Data Breach Affecting 7.3 Million
Key Events * Revised Press Law: media outlets required to provide sources of information to the police; * Authorities continue to invoke
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