Vietnam
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Retentionist
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · Since 1997, possession or smuggling at least 100g or...
- News items in the archive
- 784
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Vietnam is classified as Retentionist in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 0 executions in the country, against 0 the year before. The archive holds 784 news items on Vietnam, from 1999 to today.
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- JANUARY 26, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
three Vietnamese were sentenced to death
three Vietnamese were sentenced to death
- JANUARY 25, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Danh Hai, a 20-year-old unemployed man, was sentenced to death
Danh Hai, a 20-year-old unemployed man, was sentenced to death
- JANUARY 24, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a Vietnamese court sentenced 17 people to death
a Vietnamese court sentenced 17 people to death
- JANUARY 17, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Thai Anh Tu, a 19-year-old man, was sentenced to death in Vietnam
Thai Anh Tu, a 19-year-old man, was sentenced to death in Vietnam
- JANUARY 14, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Van Van, a former coach of the Vietnamese national tae kwon do team, was executed
Nguyen Van Van, a former coach of the Vietnamese national tae kwon do team, was executed
- JANUARY 11, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
six drug traffickers were sentenced to death in Vietnam
six drug traffickers were sentenced to death in Vietnam
- JANUARY 8, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
three Vietnamese were executed by firing squad
three Vietnamese were executed by firing squad
- JANUARY 7, 2005VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Van Han, a 21-year-old unemployed man, was sentenced to death
Nguyen Van Han, a 21-year-old unemployed man, was sentenced to death
- DECEMBER 31, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Lam Bich Thuy and Do Cong Toan, a man and a woman, were sentenced to death
Lam Bich Thuy and Do Cong Toan, a man and a woman, were sentenced to death
- DECEMBER 26, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
two women were executed for drug trafficking
two women were executed for drug trafficking
- DECEMBER 23, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
six Vietnamese were sentenced to death by firing squad
six Vietnamese were sentenced to death by firing squad
- DECEMBER 23, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Van Tuyen, 41, was executed by the firing squad
Nguyen Van Tuyen, 41, was executed by the firing squad
- DECEMBER 23, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Van Bun was sentenced to death in southern Vietnam
Nguyen Van Bun was sentenced to death in southern Vietnam
- DECEMBER 23, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
six Vietnamese men were sentenced to death
six Vietnamese men were sentenced to death
- DECEMBER 17, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Hoang Anh Tu, 21, was sentenced to death
Nguyen Hoang Anh Tu, 21, was sentenced to death
- DECEMBER 15, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a gang of 29 drug traffickers accused of smuggling up to 500 kilograms...
a gang of 29 drug traffickers accused of smuggling up to 500 kilograms...
- DECEMBER 14, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a Vietnamese court sentenced Nguyen Khac Diep to death
a Vietnamese court sentenced Nguyen Khac Diep to death
- DECEMBER 10, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Trang A Co, 27, was executed by firing squad
Trang A Co, 27, was executed by firing squad
- DECEMBER 6, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
six drug traffickers were executed by firing squad in southern Vietnam
six drug traffickers were executed by firing squad in southern Vietnam
- DECEMBER 6, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
the Hanoi People's Court, Vietnam, sentenced to death 33-year-old Do Tien Si
the Hanoi People's Court, Vietnam, sentenced to death 33-year-old Do Tien Si
- NOVEMBER 26, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Hoang Trung Kien, 31, was executed for murder
Hoang Trung Kien, 31, was executed for murder
- NOVEMBER 26, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Huu Hau, 24, was put to death at dawn by firing squad
Nguyen Huu Hau, 24, was put to death at dawn by firing squad
- NOVEMBER 24, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnam said it would continue to use the death penalty
Vietnam said it would continue to use the death penalty
- NOVEMBER 17, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM. FIVE EXECUTED FOR MURDER AND DRUG TRAFFICKING
five men, aged between 23 and 45, were put to death at dawn at the Tho Xuong execution ground in northern Bac Giang province.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Tran Thi My Ha, a woman, was executed by a firing squad
Tran Thi My Ha, a woman, was executed by a firing squad
- NOVEMBER 7, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Tran Van Thanh, a 39 year old Australian man of Vietnamese...
Tran Van Thanh, a 39 year old Australian man of Vietnamese origin, was sentenced to death by firing squad by the Ho Chi Minh City's People's Court in Vietnam after being convicted of drug trafficking
- NOVEMBER 7, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The Australian government said it would seek clemency...
The Australian government said it would seek clemency for Tran Van Thanh, an Australian man of Vietnamese origin who was facing the firing squad in Vietnam on drug charges
- NOVEMBER 7, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Long criticised by human rights groups for its widespread...
Long criticised by human rights groups for its widespread use of the death penalty, Vietnam is now tentatively witnessing a debate on the issue, even though most observers consider a ban to be a long way off
- NOVEMBER 5, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnam's justice minister said he would propose changing...
Vietnam's justice minister said he would propose changing the law to strike corruption, bribery and fraud off a list of capital crimes, in a bid to bring the country closer to international standards
- OCTOBER 27, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Van An was sentenced to death for murdering...
Nguyen Van An was sentenced to death for murdering his boss in southern Vietnam