March 7, 2012 Two years ago, when he held the rotating chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung
February 21, 2012 Land disputes are crowded with environmentalists, farmers and greedy developers who work hand in glove with local politicians. Clashes have persistently tested
January 12, 2012 The latest tactic for sweeping domestic critics under the carpet. Hanoi purports to want closer relations with Washington as a counterbalance to
Invited to the Sixth Dublin Platform for Human Rights Defenders by Front Line, human rights lawyer Huynh Van Dong found himself barred from leaving Vietnam.
On September 21-22, 2011 as world leaders gather at United Nations Headquarters to open the 66th Session of the General Assembly, an international coalition of
In the course of practicing law, I discovered a painful truth that I once wanted to leave the attorney profession. The Laws of Vietnam are
Successful rebellions are inherently unpredictable. The middle-class revolt that recently toppled the Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali regime in Tunisia can only be explained in retrospect;
October 11, 2010 The trip Geneva-Zurich: twelve hours on board the enormous A380 Airbus almost gives the impression of not being in the air. And
November 2, 2010 Even as the number of internet users in Vietnam reaches a critical mass, the state has ramped up efforts to control content
By Salma Abdelaziz October 10, 2010 (CNN) — Across the world blogging has become a way of spreading your message but for some that message
September 17, 2010 What national government censors the internet most aggressively ? Iran and China are probably the most popular answers, and there’s a good case
August 23, 2010 LET’s take the really bad news first, because not only did it stink, but the Western governments that would normally lambast this
