On Feb. 16, 2011, social innovators, technologists, entrepreneurs and philanthropists gathered at the Ford Foundation to take on the greatest challenge of our time: How to create an innovative and equitable digital future. Speaking in the panel “Hacking Our Way Back to Democracy,” Viet Tan’s Duy Hoang shares his thoughts on the challenges of circumventing the firewall and how Vietnamese netizens are using digital tools to amplify voices of dissent.
Nguyen Phu Trong Is Vietnam’s Last Communist
Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, passed away on the afternoon of July 19, 2024. Having held the highest positions in Communist Vietnam, Trong bears the greatest responsibility for the systemic repression of activists and religious and ethnic groups.