From posts to prison
In Vietnam, Facebook remains popular, but is a risk-ridden platform.
Nguyện Công Bằng is an independent journalist who writes about Southeast Asia.
In Vietnam, Facebook remains popular, but is a risk-ridden platform.
Nuisance lawsuits are being used not only by businesses but also by governments in Southeast Asia against journalists, rights and...
The death penalty is already an abhorrent concept for rights advocates, but they say that they find it even more...
To keep local authorities off their backs, members of the civil society in Laos have to navigate through vague laws...
Countries in mainland Southeast Asia are becoming unfriendly toward rights advocates and political activists who are seeking refuge from the...
Wary of scrutiny that may lead to persecution, many Vietnamese would rather not have authorities know what faith they follow.
The state’s targeting of an online magazine that was generally regarded as rules-compliant has Vietnam’s media confused and fearful.
Governments in Southeast Asia are putting the squeeze on rights activists and journalists online.
Palm-greasing continues in Vietnam even as authorities intensify the state’s anti-corruption drive.
The 2025 World Press Freedom Index paints a bleak picture of press freedom in the region, with declines in economic...
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