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for Viet Nam.
We are committed to making independent, high-quality journalism a cornerstone of Vietnam’s future—and nurturing a new generation of fearless, ethical, and thoughtful journalists.
Independent journalism for a more informed, open, and democratic Viet Nam.
Our journalism
Three flagship publications serving Vietnamese and international audiences across text and video.
Luật Khoa Magazine
Independent reporting and analysis on Vietnamese law, politics, rights, and democracy.
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The Vietnamese Magazine
Vietnam’s legal and political affairs for readers, researchers, and decision-makers around the world.
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Luật Khoa YouTube
Accessible, independent video journalism for a fast-growing audience of more than 160,000 subscribers.
Watch Luật Khoa ↗Journalists for the future
We equip a new generation of Vietnamese journalists with the skills, ethics, and courage to tell stories that matter.
Our training work ↗Evidence for accountability
We study press freedom, Internet freedom, criminal justice, and technology’s impact on human rights.
Read our reports ↗Knowledge made public
We run physical and virtual libraries and document Vietnam’s legislative activities.
Explore the work ↗Independent media that endures
Built across languages, formats, borders, and generations.
Research for accountability
All publications ↗
Censorship in Vietnam – State Media Under Unprecedented Attack
A report documenting how Vietnam’s party-state has tightened control over the media system, intensifying pressure on independent and state-registered newsrooms.
Propaganda corner
We’re all about fair journalism. But here’s where we shamelessly show off.
Legal Initiatives for Vietnam Receives Inaugural Rising Wave Award in Taipei
Read the story ↗Joint Statement on Viet Nam’s Transnational Repression in Thailand
International Coalition Calls for the Release of Phạm Đoan Trang on Her 48th Birthday
[CLOSED] Job Opportunity: Administrative Assistant – Taipei Office
LIV Appoints Trịnh Hữu Long as Executive Director
Short Film: A livable Viet Nam – Một Việt Nam đáng sống
Public statements
Solidarity and advocacy for journalists, human-rights defenders, and press freedom.
Joint Statement on Viet Nam’s Transnational Repression in Thailand
↗Four years after Phạm Đoan Trang was sentenced, LIV and a coalition of NGOs renew call for her release
↗LIV’s Co-Founder Phạm Đoan Trang is awarded the 2025 Tucholsky Prize
↗LIV Joins International Coalition of Human Rights Groups Calling for Phạm Đoan Trang’s Release on the 5th Anniversary of Her Arrest
↗LIV joins global call for protecting journalists in Gaza
↗LIV joins a coalition of 72 NGOs urging UK Prime Minister to secure Jimmy Lai’s release on medical parole
↗LIV’s Luat Khoa Magazine joins RSF, CPJ and over 130 media outlets calling for opening The Gaza Strip to foreign journalists and protecting Palestinian reporters
↗LIV Joins International Coalition Calling For Release of Pham Doan Trang Spending Her 47th birthday Behind Bars
↗Events
Public conversations connecting journalism, research, and democratic life.
LIV Facilitated Lecture on the State–Media Nexus in the 21st Century
On Friday, November 14, Legal Initiatives for Vietnam (LIV) co-organized a lecture for the 25th JMC Communication Seminar at Ming…
Read the article ↗LIV Co-Organized Lecture at NCCU on the Transformation of the Party System in the Czech Republic
On 13 November 2025, LIV co-organised a lecture and discussion led by Dr Martin Štefek from Charles University, titled “Transformations…
Read the article ↗LIV Co-Organized Event in Taipei on Media Freedom in Central Europe
On Wednesday, November 12, LIV co-organized a discussion featuring Dr. Martin Štefek from Charles University and Brian Hioe from New…
Read the article ↗A story we want to tell
It was a gloomy winter in Hà Nội, 2012.
Amid growing censorship and self-censorship in state-run media, two journalists dared to dream of something different: their own independent newspaper. But reality hit hard, and the project stalled. Still, the dream lived on. Two years later, it found new life…
Continue our story ↗Who we work with. Proudly.
Partners, peers, and supporters that strengthen independent journalism.
Media mentions
Independent journalism recognised around the world.
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