Vietnam is intensifying arrests of activists and dissidents by broadening the application of Article 331, The 88 Project reports.The 88 Project documents 56 politically motivated arrests in 2025, double the number from 2022, and says authorities act on fears of a "color revolution" as political power consolidates under To Lam.New cases include a Montagnard activist extradited from Thailand,
YouTube channel operators, a dissident writer and a land-rights advocate, and
Human Rights Watch warns
Article 331 is being used to silence peaceful critics.