Memory, justice and Gen Z voices

The blog of tree55.com — an online memorial game built around Tree Number 55 in Hanoi. Here we document the real events behind the game, with a source for every claim, and we say plainly what is confirmed and what remains unverified. Originally written in Vietnamese; đọc bản tiếng Việt tại đây.

• AUGUST 21, 2026 · CASE FILE

  The Nguyen Sy Cuong case and Tree Number 55: fourteen months, in full

  The complete timeline, from the May 30, 2025 crash on Nguyen Huy Tu Street to the August 17, 2026 decision not to prosecute — and the questions that still have no answer.

• AUGUST 21, 2026 · THE MOVEMENT

  The Justice Tree: how Vietnam's Gen Z built a movement on Threads

  From one post about a censored rap album to over a million posts, memorial flowers cleared by police, white ribbons on backpacks, and a virtual shrine taken down by DDoS.

• AUGUST 21, 2026 · LEGAL ANALYSIS

  What "exemption from criminal liability" under Article 29(3) actually means

  Does a family waiver erase the crime? How is "may be exempted" different from "is exempted"? And why does the same provision produce opposite outcomes for different people?

• AUGUST 21, 2026 · MANIFESTO

  Why we made a video game about Tree Number 55

  A memorial of flowers was dismantled in an afternoon. A memorial of source code cannot be. Where the satire ends and the facts begin in this game.

• AUGUST 21, 2026 · GUIDE

  How to play GenZ vs Dictator: the complete beginner's guide

  Controls, the dog-beating stick and the flower basket, planting seeds, lying flat, rescuing teammates — and the mechanic that matters most: being witnessed.