Human Rights Stories 2026

 


 

[2026-06-29] New wave of arrests in Vietnam

[2026-06-29] Vietnam’s expanded use of Article 331 signals deeper crackdown on civic space

[2026-06-26] Vietnamese environmental lawyer Dang Dinh Bach released after 5 years in prison

[2026-06-25] HCMC Shutters Major Newspapers, Readers Mourn Lost Archives

[2026-06-24] Đà Nẵng Police Warn 79 Individuals Over Interactions With ‘Reactionary’ Pages; The Residents Think the Decision is Ridiculous

[2026-06-22] UN Human Rights Council Expresses Concern Over Vietnam’s Violation of Lawyers’ Rights

[2026-06-19] The Long Arm of Hà Nội: Vietnamese Transnational Repression Under Scrutiny at European Parliament

[2026-06-12] Bắc Ninh Catholics Displaced, Raise Concerns Over Police-run Gia Bình International Airport Project

[2026-06-01] Montagnard pastor and congregant arrested for 'undermining national unity'

[2026-05-27] Vietnam: PEN International joins coalition calling for the release of Phạm Đoan Trang on her birthday

[2026-05-14] Four Cao Dai adherents arrested for documenting human rights abuses

[2026-05-12] The U.S. State Department is concerned about the human rights situation in Vietnam and is committed to protecting the right to religious freedom.

[2026-05-04] On World Press Freedom Day, Phạm Đoan Trang Highlighted Among 10 Jailed Journalists

[2026-04-23] Penal Code Revision: Police Propose Criminalizing ‘Propaganda Against the Communist Party’

[2026-04-22] Lawyers May Face Criminal Liability for Not Reporting Crimes of Clients

[2026-04-21] Vietnam-EU: Concerns regarding the EU-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and Commitments to Human Rights and a Just Energy Transition

[2026-04-15] Việt Nam Enforces Facial Authentication for SIM Cards Under Circular 08

[2026-04-14] Việt Nam’s Communist Party to Launch Digital Database to Monitor Public Opinion

[2026-04-13] Việt Nam’s Decree 109 Sparks Outrage: Commune Chiefs Granted Power to Revoke Law Licenses

[2026-04-08] Việt Nam’s Draft Law Tightens State Control Over Cyber Religious Freedom

[2026-04-07] Vietnam Must End Human Rights Violations—Not Just "Walk the Talk"

[2026-04-02] Vietnam sentences journalist Huynh Ngoc Tuan to 8½ years for anti-state propaganda

[2026-03-31] Multiple arrests in UK and France in connection with Vietnamese smuggling ring

[2026-03-30] Government Orders Police to Fast-Track Eight Cybersecurity Decrees Ahead of July Deadline

[2026-03-24] Crackdown on Religious Freedom in Vietnam

[2026-03-23] Vietnamese journalist Nguyen Hoang Vi allegedly assaulted while in police detention

[2026-03-23] With No Opposition, Communist Party Secures Near-Total Control of Việt Nam’s National Assembly

[2026-03-13] Vietnam arrests journalist Le Anh Hung on ‘propaganda’ charge

[2026-03-12] Thailand: Don’t Return Vietnamese Activist

[2026-03-11] UN expert highlights global challenges to international collection of personal data

[2026-03-11] Thailand: Authorities must immediately release Vietnamese activist detained in alarming transnational repression

[2026-03-06] Vietnam’s Courageous Women Behind Bars

[2026-03-01] Vietnam Human Rights Network Releases Its 2024–2025 Report on Human Rights in Vietnam

[2026-02-04] Vietnam: Repression Intensifies Amid Political Turmoil

[2026-02-03] Vietnam needs to end its transnational repression of Vietnamese activists abroad.

[2026-01-30] Nghệ An Land Rights Activist Hồ Thị Hải Detained Under Article 331

[2026-01-19] Facebooker Lê Minh Vũ is Arrested in Thanh Hóa Province on Charges of Abusing Democratic Freedoms

[2026-01-12] Vietnam: Arrests Escalate Ahead of Party Congress

[2026-01-12] Vietnamese Authorities Crack Down on Online Dissent Ahead of Party Congress

[2026-01-05] Vietnamese Writers Mark Five Years of Unjust Prison Sentence

 

 

 

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