Vietnamese journalist Nguyen Hoang Vi allegedly assaulted while in police detention

Vietnamese journalist Nguyen Hoang Vi allegedly assaulted while in police detention

Bangkok, March 23, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Vietnamese authorities to investigate the alleged assault and arbitrary detention of independent journalist Nguyen Hoang Vi by Ho Chi Minh City police and to hold those responsible to account. On March 19, Vi was intercepted on the street by police while taking her child to school and transported to a Ho Chi Minh City police station, where she was held for more than 10 hours w…