TIẾNG VIỆT Về Mạng Lưới NQVN Luật Quốc Tế NQ Tài Liệu NQ Báo Cáo NQ Giải NQVN Liên Kết	LATEST NEWS [2026-09-17] Europe: Vietnamese migrants subjected to labour abuse in low-wage industries after recruitment via "moi gioi" brokers A report by The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, published in September 2026, analyses the trafficking and exploitation of Vietnamese migrants in Europe.  [2026-09-07] Circular 88 Allows Prison Visits, Bars Family Members from Sending Food Families of Prisoners in Việt Nam are grappling with new regulations that force them to purchase overpriced canteen supplies instead of sending home-cooked food.  [2026-09-04] Rights Group Slams ‘Complicit’ Vietnam for Hosting Min Aung Hlaing Rights group Justice for Myanmar (JFM) has condemned Vietnam’s decision to welcome regime leader Min Aung Hlaing for an official visit, saying Hanoi risks deepening “complicity” in the putsch leader’s crimes. [2026-09-04] CIVICUS 2026: Worsening Repression in Tô Lâm’s Strongman Era The consolidation of power under President and Communist Party General Secretary Tô Lâm has led to an escalation in state repression across Việt Nam. Departing from the nation’s traditional collective leadership model, this transition to a “strongman” era concentrates authority under his hands. [2026-09-03] Eleven people sentenced to death in Vietnam drug trafficking case Eleven people have been sentenced to death by a court in Vietnam in one of the country's largest drug trafficking cases, state media report. [2026-08-24] Vietnam's Gen Z Demands Justice Online After Politician Cleared Over Do Ngoc Phuong Thuy's Death Vietnam's Gen Z has launched a major online campaign demanding accountability after former politician Nguyen Sy Cuong was cleared of criminal liability over a fatal 2025 Hanoi crash that killed 18-year-old student Do Ngoc Phuong Thuy. [2026-08-20] Đà Nẵng Resident Arrested Under Article 331 Following 10-Year VietABank Dispute A Đà Nẵng resident filed repeated complaints; authorities called them false and made another arrest under Article 331. [2026-08-10] Vietnam Human Rights Network Petitions U.N. Over Huynh Ngoc Tuan’s Detention The Vietnam Human Rights Network (VNHRN) today submitted a complaint to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) concerning the imprisonment of Vietnamese writer and political commentator Huynh Ngoc Tuan. [2026-08-10] Vietnam: Reject Repressive Penal Code Revisions Vietnamese authorities should reject proposed revisions to the penal code that violate basic rights, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should instead amend the law to comply with international human rights standards. [2026-08-10] Montagnard pastor sentenced to seven and a half years in prison A Montagnard Protestant pastor was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison on the charge of ‘undermining the national unity policy’ by the People's Court of Đắk Lắk Province, Vietnam on 5 August. Y Nuen Ayun, born 1967, was also sentenced to four years of probationary supervision following completion of the prison sentence. [2026-08-04] Joint Statement by the Vietnam Human Rights Network and Defend the Defenders Regarding the Vietnamese Communist Regime's Crackdown on and Imprisonment of Writers Press release on August 04, 2026 [2026-08-03] Exiled Vietnamese Photojournalist Đoàn Bảo Châu Sentenced to Seven Years in Absentia Under Article 117 On the morning of Aug. 3, 2026, the Hà Nội People’s Court tried Đoàn Bảo Châu in absentia, sentencing him to seven years in prison followed by five years of probation under Article 117 of Việt Nam’s Penal Code. [2026-07-29] Vietnam: Quash Conviction of Social Media Commentator On July 29, 2026, a court in Hanoi convicted Hoang Thi Hong Thai and sentenced her to six years in prison. Hanoi police had arrested her on January 7 for comments she made on social media criticizing the Vietnamese government and charged her with anti-state propaganda under article 117 of the penal code. [2026-07-27] EU increases pressure on Vietnam's human rights record In a break with recent practice, the EU has issued a unilateral statement after its latest human rights dialogue with Vietnam, expressing ‘serious concerns’ regarding political prisoners and reports of transnational repression. [2026-07-27] Vietnam Should Release Ailing Political Prisoners Can Thi Theu, 64, is serving an eight-year prison sentence at Prison No. 5 in Vietnam’s Thanh Hoa province because she joined protests against land confiscation and environmental degradation in 2016 and publicly supported other human rights activists and political prisoners languishing behind bars. [2026-07-23] Vietnam Cracks Down on 119 Christians Over Alleged Separatist Links Vietnamese authorities reportedly subjected 119 Christians in Gia Lai province to “enforcement action” during the first half of 2026 over accusations that they were connected to organizations advocating self-determination for ethnic and religious minorities. [2026-07-21] Rights group urges Vietnam to release five arrested over Ho Chi Minh book Human Rights Watch on Wednesday called on Vietnam to release a former business executive and four other people over their roles in ​the publication and promotion of a book about Ho Chi Minh ‌that allegedly contained anti-state content. [2026-07-15] Vietnam arrests publishers of book on Communist Party founder Police in Vietnam said on July 15 they had arrested three executives of a publishing house that released a book on Ho Chi Minh, the revered founder of the country’s Communist Party. [2026-07-08] Vietnam arrests author of book on Communist Party founder on anti-state charges Vietnamese authorities have arrested the author of a recently published book about Ho Chi Minh, founder of the country's Communist Party, on anti-state charges, Hanoi police announced on Tuesday (July 7). [2026-07-02] Nghệ An Police Arrest Lê Thị Thủy Under Article 331 Over Tân Châu Crematorium Protests On June 25, Nghệ An provincial police announced that they had prosecuted and detained Lê Thị Thủy (born in 1968) to investigate her for “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State and the lawful rights and interests of organizations and individuals” under Article 331 of the 2015 Penal Code. [2026-07-01] CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2026 VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD The Vietnam Human Rights Network (VNHRN) is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Vietnam Human Rights Award through September 30, 2026. [2026-07-01] Independent Journalist Le Dung Vova Released After Serving Five-Year Prison Sentence Independent journalist Le Van Dung, widely known as Le Dung Vova, was released Tuesday after serving a five-year prison sentence for anti-state propaganda, reuniting with his family after years in custody. MORE NEWS	ENGLISH About VNHRN Intl. 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