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Why the West Has Gone Soft on Human Rights in Vietnam
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

“Locked Inside Our Home”. Movement Restrictions on Rights Activists in Vietnam.
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

Vietnam: Ex-Political Prisoner Faces New Charges.
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

Vietnam: Free Land Rights Activists
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

Việt Nam: Hãy phóng thích blogger nổi tiếng
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

Vietnam: Free Prominent Blogger
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