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Photo by Leon_Ting  on pixabay.com The State of Viet Nam continues to suppress citizens’ fundamental rights of expression. At the end of September, an imprisoned citizen, Trịnh Bá Phương , was sentenced to another 11 years for criticizing the ruling Communist Party. The dissident was already serving a ten-year sentence, passed in December 2021 , for “spreading anti-state propaganda”.   According to the prison officials, in Trịnh Bá Phương’s cell was found a banner denouncing

P hoto by Andrew PaKip on pexels.com   In light of continuous human rights violations in Myanmar, the international community is urging immediate action. Fears of further deterioration have risen after the military announced that elections will be held in December 2025. In July 2025, the junta passed a law prohibiting any acts that could potentially undermine the electoral process, including the rights to free speech, protest, and association. The people of Myanmar are alread