Defend the Defenders, June 29, 2026 The Rally for Democracy and Pluralism, a group of Vietnamese activists working to promote multi-party democracy and human rights in the Southeast Asian nation, becomes the main target of the on-going political suppression of the one-party regime in Hanoi. According to the group which has hundreds of members in […]

Defend the Defenders, July 8, 2026 Prominent higher-education lecturer and former hi-tech specialist Nguyen Thanh Nam has been arrested and accused of “conducting anti-state propaganda” amid rising power of police forces in Vietnam. Vietnam’s state-controlled media on July 7 reported that the Police Department in Hanoi has detained Russia-trained mathematics doctor Nam, born in 1961 […]

Joint Statement by the Vietnam Human Rights Network and Defend the Defenders Press release, April 7, 2026 Since assuming leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam in August 2025, Mr. To Lam has repeatedly invoked the language of “rule of law, transparency, and accountability.” These statements do not match reality. Instead, they serve as a […]

Tuyên bố Chung của Mạng lưới Nhân quyền Việt Nam và tổ chức Người Bảo vệ Nhân quyền Thông cáo Báo chí Ngày 7 tháng 4 năm 2026 Kể từ khi đảm nhận vai trò lãnh đạo Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam vào tháng 8 năm 2025, ông Tô Lâm đã liên tục viện dẫn […]

Mr. Huynh Ngoc Tuan at the trial on April 2, 2026 (Vietnam News Agency) Defend the Defenders, April 2, 2026 Former prisoner of conscience Huynh Ngoc Tuan, who spent ten years in prison for “conducting anti-state propaganda” more than two decades ago, has been given another lengthy imprisonment for the same allegation for criticizing the […]

Pham Van Chinh and his VF3 (Fb) By Defend the Defenders, March 30, 2026 Anti-China activist Pham Van Chinh has secretly been sentenced to five years in prison on allegation of “conducting anti-state propaganda” after a dispute with Vietnamese automaker VinFast over a car technical failure. Chinh, a resident of Hanoi taking part in peaceful […]

Joint statement by the Vietnam Human Rights Network and Defend the Defenders on Hanoi’s repression of human rights defenders and journalists abroad LITTLE SAIGON, CA, UNITED STATES, February 3, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Vietnam Human Rights Network and Defend the Defenders on Tuesday, February 03, issued a joint statement warning of what they described as an expanding […]

Statement by the Vietnam Human Rights Network and Defend the Defenders on February 03, 2026, about Hanoi’s repression of human rights defenders and journalists abroad. Press release, February 4, 2026 On January 30, 2026, the Dak Lak Provincial Police issued a decision to prosecute Dr. Nguyen Dinh Thang on charges of “terrorism” under Article 299 of Vietnam’s […]

Tuyên bố của Mạng lưới Nhân quyền Việt Nam và Người Bảo vệ Nhân quyền về việc Hà Nội đàn áp người bảo vệ nhân quyền và nhà báo ở hải ngoại Ngày 04/2/2026 Thông cáo báo chí Ngày 30 tháng 1 năm 2026, Công an tỉnh Đắk Lắk đã ra quyết định khởi tố […]

Nguyễn Công Bằng, Asia Democracy Chronicles, January 11, 2026 The pickup truck had suddenly appeared and overtook the tricycle Emman and a fellow environmental activist were on. The truck then blocked the tricycle’s path and forced it to a screeching stop. Before Emman and his companion could react, several armed men had dragged them off […]

Dân Biểu Liên Bang Derek Trần (Dân Chủ), đại diện Địa Hạt 45 của California tại Hạ Viện Mỹ, hôm Thứ Hai, 12 Tháng Giêng, ra thông cáo kêu gọi chính quyền Mỹ vận động trả tự do cho ông Lê Hữu Minh Tuấn, một nhà báo và là nhà hoạt động, đang bị cầm […]

Facebooker Hong Thai Hoang (Fb) Defend the Defenders, January 8, 2026 Hanoi police have reportedly arrested political dissident Hoang Thi Hong Thai under allegation of “conducting anti-state propaganda” per Article 117 of the Criminal Code for her posts on her Facebook account Hong Thai Hoang, two weeks ahead of the 14th National Congress of the […]