Free Expression in Vietnam
Vietnam’s socialist government has increasingly suppressed its citizens’ right to freedom of expression -- going so far as to criminalizing any form of expression that criticizes the government, conveys dissent, or highlights topics the state would rather keep under wraps. As a result, many activists, journalists, and bloggers have been persecuted and arbitrarily detained, with many remaining in custody for years without a trial. More
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Dân Làm Báo Blog - Mỗi người chúng ta là một chiến sỹ thông tin * Citizen Journalism
15 Oct 23:17Dân Làm Báo | Mỗi người Chúng Ta là một Chiến Sỹ Thông Tin * Citizen Journalism
The Reaction to Vietnam Blogger Convictions | Vietnam Economics – Vietnomics
27 Sep 08:21After sending three of its citizens to prison for 4-12 years for blogging anti-government propaganda, Vietnam is getting attention elsewhere in the world. The bloggers, two from HCMC and one from the southern tip of the Mekong Delta, were...
Vietnam: Heavy Jail Sentences For Three Bloggers After Sham Trial Eurasia Review
25 Sep 23:48Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday it is outraged by the harsh and unjust jail sentences that a court imposed today on three bloggers on charges of anti-state propaganda at the end of a summary trial in southern Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City.
Crackdown on Freedom of Expression in Vietnam Must End | Amnesty International USA
25 Sep 23:46"This is the latest blow to freedom of expression in Vietnam, with the authorities using short term arrests as a way of intimidating those who seek to protest peacefully," said Rupert Abbott, Amnesty International's researcher on Vietnam. "The...
BBC News - Vietnam jails dissident bloggers
25 Sep 23:45Vietnam has jailed three bloggers accused of spreading anti-government propaganda, in a case criticised by human rights groups.
AFP: US 'deeply troubled' by fate of Vietnamese bloggers
25 Sep 23:44"We are deeply troubled by the convictions of three Vietnamese bloggers who appear to have done nothing more than exercise their right to freedom of expression," said State department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland.
After government vows crackdown, Vietnamese bloggers pledge to keep up dissent - The Washington Post
25 Sep 23:43HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam’s government has vowed to crack down on three dissident blogs, a move that appeared to backfire Thursday as record numbers of people visited the sites and the bloggers pledged to keep up their struggle for freedom of...
Vietnam: Drop Charges Against and Release Bloggers | Human Rights Watch
25 Sep 17:05
Vietnamese Americans lobby U.S. Congress for human rights in Vietnam
25 Sep 17:04
Vietnam: Release bloggers, stop harassing family and friends
25 Sep 17:02Vietnam: Release bloggers, stop harassing family and friends Amnesty International | 22 September 2012 | Comments (0) Nguyen Van Hai (“Dieu Cay”)
Viet Nam: Halt crackdown on freedom of expression | Amnesty International
25 Sep 17:01Mass arrests at a peaceful protest in Ha Noi are just the latest blow to freedom of expression in Viet Nam.
World Report 2012: Vietnam | Human Rights Watch
25 Sep 17:00The Vietnamese government systematically suppresses freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly.
Vietnam convicts 3 bloggers for anti-gov't posts | Nation & World | The Seattle Times
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Amnesty International | Viet Nam: Bloggers’ shameful jail sentences aim to stifle free speech
25 Sep 16:55Harsh prison sentences handed down to three bloggers accused of spreading anti-state propaganda in Viet Nam after a trial which lasted only a few hours are nothing short of a shameful attempt to silence dissent in the country, Amnesty International...