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Vietnam must release Norwegian and Australian human rights defenders abducted in Cambodia
We, the undersigned organizations, condemn in strongest possible terms the abduction of three human rights defenders by Vietnamese authorities in Cambodia and their subsequent arbitrary detention in Vietnam. The Vietnamese government must immediately and unconditionally release Nguyen Duc Thuan, a Norwegian citizen, Tran Hiep (Ho Pham Hiep Huy), an Australian citizen, and Thai Cong Truong Son, an ethnic Vietnamese living in Cambodia…
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Viet Tan condemns abduction of members In Cambodia and Hanoi’s fabricated charges
Viet Tan strongly condemns the abduction of two of its members in Cambodia and the fabricated charges issued by the Vietnamese communist authorities to cover up an act of transnational repression.
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As To Lam Visits U.S. and Canada, New Report Documents Vietnam’s Expanding Transnational Repression
As the leader of communist Vietnam travels to the United States and Canada this week to pursue diplomatic and economic ties, a new report from Viet Tan documents 20 cases in which Vietnamese authorities have pursued critics and human rights defenders beyond Vietnam’s borders.
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The long arm of Hanoi: Transnational repression by the Vietnamese government
Over the past several years, Vietnamese authorities have increasingly extended their mechanisms of control and repression far beyond the country’s borders. After unleashing an unprecedented wave of repression against citizen journalists, human rights defenders, and dissident voices inside Vietnam, the communist regime, under the leadership of General To Lam, is intensifying its actions against activists and opponents living abroad.
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European Parliament Sends a Strong Message in Defense of Freedom and Human Rights
16 June 2026 In a significant victory for democracy, human rights, and European security, the European Parliament has adopted a landmark report on Transnational Repression…
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Activists and EU Lawmakers Challenge Vietnam’s Transnational Repression
As Vietnamese authorities intensify their efforts to silence critical voices beyond the country’s borders, the European Parliament hosted a conference dedicated to transnational repression carried out by the Hanoi regime.
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Repression in Vietnam and abroad under General To Lam’s police state
Over the past two years, the level of repression under Communist Party Chief To Lam, who holds the rank of Police General, has increased in severity against both citizens within the country and individuals in the Vietnamese diaspora.
