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Canadian MP Judy Sgro Urges Vietnam’s Prime Minister to Review Case of Imprisoned Activist Le Dinh Luong
In this letter, MP Judy Sgro calls on Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to address serious humanitarian and legal concerns regarding Le Dinh Luong’s detention,…
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Canadian MP Judy Sgro Expresses Support for Family of Detained Vietnamese Activist Le Dinh Luong
In this letter, MP Judy Sgro conveys solidarity with the wife of imprisoned activist Le Dinh Luong and affirms that she continues to raise his…
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18 MEPs urge Ursula von der Leyen to put pressure on Vietnam to respect human rights
In a letter dated November 21, 2025, 18 Members of the European Parliament from various political groups called on the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to pressure Vietnam to respect human rights. The MEPs also asked her to urge Vietnam to allow the establishment of independent trade unions.
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Le Dinh Luong’s family demands justice
Following the solitary confinement of human rights defender Le Dinh Luong, his wife, Ms. Nguyen Thi Quy, wrote a letter of complaint to the Vietnamese authorities on August 3, 2025. This letter cited all the violations of Vietnamese law, as well as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, suffered by her husband in prison.
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Rights groups urge Thailand not to extradite Vietnamese activist, saying he’s at risk if sent home
Y Quynh Bdap, who had United Nations refugee status in Thailand, was picked up by local police on Tuesday, the day after he had met with Canadian Embassy officials as he pursued asylum there, according to the Peace Rights Foundation, a Thai organization that had been in contact with him.
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Vietnam Parliament chief resigns amid anti-corruption probe
The head of Vietnam’s Parliament, Vuong Dinh Hue — who was believed to be a leading contender for Vietnam’s top office — has resigned amid a corruption investigation into a real estate firm. Some activists say a power struggle within the Communist Party is the underlying cause of Hue’s downfall.
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Facebook helped bring free speech to Vietnam. Now it’s helping stifle it.
When Facebook took off in Vietnam about a decade ago, it was like a “revolution,” said two of the company’s early employees in Asia. For the first time, people across the country could communicate directly about current affairs. Users posted about police abuse and government waste, poking holes in the propaganda of the ruling Communist Party. “It felt like a liberation,” said one of the Facebook employees, “and we were part of it.”
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22 Organizations Urge UN High Commissioner for Refugees to protect Vietnamese refugees and asylum seekers in Thailand
Dear High Commissioner for Refugees, We are writing to express our concern about the safety and wellbeing of Vietnamese refugees and asylum seekers in Thailand, who are at risk of abduction and refoulement by agents of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
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Prisoner of conscience Nguyen Nang Tinh receives Le Dinh Luong prize
The award recognizes individuals or groups that fight for human rights in Vietnam. 11 December 2022 Imprisoned Vietnamese activist Nguyen Nang Tinh has been awarded…
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Hanoi’s Beijing Syndrome
The “Vietnamese street” and especially the activist community is known to be anti-China, but the Vietnamese Communist Party is keen to cultivate closer ties.
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“Police have surrounded my house” – a Vietnamese family face years in prison for defending land rights
As the tropical dawn breaks in Duong Noi just outside Hanoi on 24 June 2020, Trinh Ba Phuong is at home with his wife, small…
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‘Surprise’ jailing in Vietnam tests U.S., EU climate strategy
The sentencing of Ngụy Thị Khanh, her country’s most high-profile environmental voice, raises questions about Vietnam’s commitment to ditching coal. 26 June 2022 Vietnam’s
