Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh on July 16 signed an official dispatch instructing ministries and localities to strictly implement the second round of the 2025 amnesty.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is preparing for a second round of amnesty on the 80th National Day (September 2), featuring expanded eligibility and more inclusive conditions compared to the April 30 amnesty.

VOV.VN - Detention and temporary detention facilities across the country simultaneously held ceremonies on May 1 morning to announce the President’s 2025 special amnesty decision.

VOV.VN - The President of Vietnam has signed a decision to grant amnesty and early release to 8,055 prisoners across the country, including 25 foreigners.

Amnesty is a lenient and humane policy of the Party and State, demonstrating the noble tradition of humanity in the Vietnamese culture and also receiving attention and high appreciation from both domestic people and the international community, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet.

VOV.VN - The Presidential Office held a press conference on March 4 in Hanoi to announce the President’s the 2025 amnesty decision.

VOV.VN - The State President will grant well-reformed prisoners special amnesty on the occasion of the 79th National Day (September 2) and the 70th Liberation Day of Hanoi (October 10) this year, according to Pham Thanh Ha, vice chairman of the President’s Office.

VOV.VN - Roughly 90 prison inmates currently serving sentences at Ninh Khanh Prison in the northern province of Ninh Binh are expected to be released ahead of the completion of their prison terms during this year’s National Day holiday.

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a decision to grant parole to more than 2,400 prison inmates, including 16 foreigners, on the occasion of Vietnam’s National Day this year.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 12 decided to reduce death penalties to life sentences for 21 prisoners, including two foreigners.