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On Jan. 11, 2026, police in Nghệ An Province searched the home of Hồ Thị Hải, 45, in Quỳnh Mai
The slogan “Ý Đảng, Lòng Dân (the Party’s will aligns with the people’s aspirations)” is meaningless unless tested
Notable events: * Prisoners of Conscience Protest Harsh Conditions in Nghe An Prison No. 6 * Social Media Users Charged With ‘Subversion’
Notable events: * Appellate Court Rejects Appeals of Two Khmer Krom Religious Activists * Former Vice Chairman of Real Estate Group Wanted
Notable events: * National Assembly Elects Police General To Lam as New President * The 88 Project: Vietnam Arrests Another Trade Unionist
Notable events: * Central Committee Approves Four New Politburo Members and Appoints To Lam President in Major Personnel Restructuring * PEN America
Notable events: * Human Rights Watch Urges Taiwan Courts to Ease Bureaucratic Burdens for Victims of Formosa Plastics Pollution * Two Dong
Notable events: * Police Confirm Arrest of Labor Reformist Nguyen Vu Binh * Human Rights Watch: Vietnam Provides False Labor Claims to
Notable events: * Hanoi Says it Guarantees Human Rights at the Universal Periodic Review * UN Special Rapporteurs Raise Concerns over Le
Notable events: * Reporters Without Borders: Vietnam ‘Stagnated’ in Press Freedom Ranking * PEN America Lists Vietnam as the Third Largest Jailer
Notable events: * Three Social Media Users Arrested for ‘Abusing Democratic Freedoms’ * National Assembly to Convene an Extraordinary Session to Discuss
Notable events: * Vuong Dinh Hue, Chairman of the National Assembly, Resigned amid Corruption Probe * Amnesty International: Vietnam Deploys Spyware to
State Department: ‘No Significant Changes’ in Vietnam’s Human Rights Situation On April 22, the U.S. State Department released
Police to Integrate Residents’ Iris Scans into New ID Cards Iris scans will become a required biometric data, along with
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