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Viet Tan Statement on Meta’s Geo-Blocking of 17 Leading Facebook Pages in Vietnam
Viet Tan Statement on Meta’s Geo-Blocking of 17 Leading Facebook Pages in Vietnam December 4, 2025 As of December 4, 2025, Viet Tan’s Facebook page…
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Vietnamese Authorities Jail Activist Trinh Ba Phuong for 11 More Years in Sham Trial
Viet Tan strongly denounces the unjust and excessive 11-year prison sentence handed down to activist Trinh Ba Phuong, who is already serving a 10-year term under Article 117 of Vietnam’s Penal Code for “propaganda against the state.”
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Political Prisoner Le Dinh Luong held in solitary confinement
In early June 2025, Le Dinh Luong’s wife and two grandchildren witnessed the forceful removal of Le Dinh Luong during the allotted monthly family visit to Nam Ha prison. The authorities abruptly ended the visit, and dragged Le Dinh Luong out of the visiting room in front of his shocked grandchildren, leaving them visibly traumatized.
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Human Rights Defender Le Dinh Luong on Hunger Strike to Demand Access to Medical Care in Prison
May 16, 2025 Prisoner of conscience Le Dinh Luong began a hunger strike on May 10, 2025, to protest the denial of access to medical…
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Viet Tan Announces 2024 Le Dinh Luong Human Rights Award
Viet Tan is honored to present the 2024 Le Dinh Luong Human Rights Award to evangelist Y Krec Bya, a dedicated advocate for religious freedom and justice for Vietnam’s ethnic minorities for over two decades. The theme for this year’s award is Justice For The People, Equality For All Vietnamese.
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International NGOs Issue Open Letter Urging Sanctions Against Vietnam’s General To Lam for Human Rights Abuses
A coalition of international human rights organizations has today issued an urgent open letter calling for targeted sanctions against General To Lam, the President of Vietnam and former Minister of Public Security.
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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.
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Vietnam UPR 2024 Side Event
In advance of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR), eight Vietnamese and international human rights organizations will host a side event on May 6, 2024 to shine a spotlight on the continuing human rights violations in Vietnam today.
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Capitol Hill Briefing to Mark 50 Years of Paracel Islands Under Chinese Occupation
Vietnamese pro-democracy organization, Viet Tan, in collaboration with bipartisan Members of Congress will be hosting a briefing marking 50 years of China’s invasion and occupation of Vietnam’s Paracel Islands. The event will be on Thursday, January 18, 2024 from 3:00-4:30 P.M. in the Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2060.
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Viet Tan Statement on the US-ASEAN Summit
VIET TAN FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12 MAY 2022 Contact: Duy Hoang +1 202-596-7951 Viet Tan Statement on the US-ASEAN Summit The US-ASEAN meeting signals
