Hanoi’s strategic importance to the U.S. and its allies has allowed the Communist Party greater leeway in silencing its critics. On Tuesday, the Vietnamese activist Pham Doan Trang was jailed by a Hanoi court to nine years in prison. It

Photo Illustration of Vietnamese activists locked away. From top left, going clockwise: (1) Pham Chi Thanh, (2) Pham Doan Trang, (3) Pham Chi Dung, (4) Nguyen Thuy Hanh, (5) Pham Van Diep, and (6) Nguyen Tuong Thuy. © 2022 Aimee

Do Nam Trung holds a sign, which says “Request for Immediate Release of Nguyen Thuy Hanh.” © Private   Update: On December 16, 2021, a court in Nam Dinh sentenced Do Nam Trung to 10 years in prison and four years

Photos of Nguyen Thi Tam (right) and Trinh Ba Phuong (left), wearing a shirt that says “Human Rights” and carrying a sign that reads, “[You] cannot rob human rights from us, the people!” © Private Trinh Ba Phuong, Nguyen Thi Tam

Pham Doan Trang with two books that she co-authored, 2019. © Private Hủy bỏ mọi cáo buộc mang động cơ chính trị đối với Phạm Đoan Trang Cập nhật: Vào ngày 14 tháng 12 năm 2021, một tòa án ở Hà

Pham Doan Trang with two books that she co-authored, 2019. © Private   Drop Politically Motivated Charges Against Pham Doan Trang Update: On December 14, 2021, a Hanoi court sentenced Pham Doan Trang to nine years in prison. Before her