transnational repression Archives

The long arm of Hanoi: Transnational repression by the Vietnamese government

Viet Tan June 8, 2026

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.

Repression in Vietnam and abroad under General To Lam’s police state

Viet Tan May 25, 2026

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.

General To Lam’s Visit to the United States: An Affront to Peace Amid Escalating Transnational Repression by the Vietnamese Government

Viet Tan February 19, 2026

On the occasion of To Lam’s visit to the United States to attend the launch meeting of the Board of Peace, Viet Tan calls on governments not to legitimize the authoritarian consolidation underway in Vietnam.

Joint Statement by Human Rights Organisations regarding Y Quynh Bdap

International NGOs December 8, 2025

December 8, 2025 The Vietnamese Government Must Immediately Disclose the Whereabouts and Guarantee the Safety of Religious Activist Y Quynh Bdap We, the undersigned human

Canada–Vietnam Relations in a Changing Political Landscape

Diem H. Do October 7, 2025

I speak to you today not only as a policy observer, but as someone who deeply cares about the future of my country. Vietnam is home to over 100 million people — hardworking, resilient, and full of potential. Yet we live under a system where one party has controlled every aspect of our political and social life for more than five decades.

Fleeing My Homeland but Unable to Escape Repression !

Nguyen Van Trang February 18, 2025

My name is Nguyễn Văn Tráng, a human rights defenderwanted by the Vietnamese government. As a democracy activist in Vietnam, I spent five years living in constant fear of being hunted down. I thought that fear would subside once I fled the country. I believed I would be safe—or at least safer. But I was wrong.

Confronting transnational repression

Michel Tran Duc October 23, 2024

It’s an honor for me to be at the Canadian Parliament today to discuss crucial issues: human rights in Vietnam, the rule of law, and perspectives for Canada and Vietnam.
Transnational repression is a new scourge affecting many countries, and sadly, Canada has also witnessed an unprecedented case with the assassination of Sikh activist and Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June 2023.

Welcoming Secretary Blinken and kidnapping activist Duong Van Thai on the same day

Viet Tan April 17, 2023

A prominent YouTuber, Duong Van Thai was reportedly abducted in Bangkok on orders from the Vietnamese government and forcibly returned to Vietnam. The incident is believed to have occurred around April 14, 2024 — the same day that US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, arrived in Hanoi.