Story Archive
2016-12-29
At least two men are beaten and one was threatened with a gun as police and thugs break up the session.
2016-12-28
Nguyen Van Dai's time in prison is extended for the third time as he faces charges of 'conducting propaganda against the state.'
2016-12-20
Experts criticize the hydropower companies and the government for failing to heed warnings and take action.
2016-12-16
The “National Force to Launch the Democracy Flag” group had only six members, but two were well-known for their views.
2016-12-13
Convictions for ‘organizing for others to flee the country illegally’ come under a new law as Canberra and Hanoi sign immigration agreement.
2016-12-12
About 1,000 people from Thach Ha district in Ha Tinh province say the compensation is not enough to cover their losses from the company's toxic chemical spill.
2016-12-08
Environment and Natural Resources Minister Tran Hong Ha promises tougher pollution regulations and more compensation.
2016-12-07
While Hanoi ballyhooed the company’s $500-million compensation plan, protestors say the money hasn’t come.
2016-12-06
A reporter and his boss are suspended after drunken Facebook rant criticizes Fidel Castro.
2016-11-30
Can Thi Theu must now serve 20 months for protesting eviction from her family farm, the court says.
2016-11-29
Defendants in the case say a promise to let them go free once they returned was broken.
2016-11-29
The women were among those who blocked Highway 1A in Ha Tinh province last year as a protest over detention of two men.
2016-11-22
Human Rights Office for Southeast Asia also seeks an investigation into torture allegations.
2016-11-21
Smuggled in by truck from Russia, many never make it past the border, sources say.
2016-11-18
Nguyen Dang Minh Man’s mother hopes for her release, but doubts that her daughter will be allowed to stay in the country.