Mar 5, 2014: Freedom House: Vietnam Jails another Human Rights Blogger
Freedom House condemns Vietnam’s sentencing of blogger and human rights activist Truong Duy Nhat on March 4 to a two-year prison term, and calls on the government of Vietnam to overturn his conviction. His imprisonment represents a blatant attack on free speech and independent media in the country.
Freedom House condemns Vietnam’s sentencing of blogger and human rights activist Truong Duy Nhat on March 4 to a two-year prison term, and calls on the government of Vietnam to overturn his conviction. His imprisonment represents a blatant attack on free speech and independent media in the country.
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Mar 4, 2014: Reporters Without Borders: Blogger Truong Duy Nhat gets two years
Truong Duy Nhat, a blogger based in the central city of Danang who has been held since May 2013, was sentenced to two years in prison today on a charge of “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe on the interests of the state and on the legitimate rights and interests or organizations and citizens.” Mar 4, 2014: Voice of America: Vietnam Jails Former State-Media Journalist for Blog Posts
A court in Vietnam has convicted a former journalist of violating a controversial new law that provides criminal penalties for "abusing freedoms to infringe upon the state's interests." Activists describe the judgement as an ongoing crackdown on freedom of speech in the country. Mar 4, 2014: Reuters: Vietnam jails ex-journalist over anti-government blog
A court in Vietnam sentenced a former journalist to two years in prison on Tuesday for speaking out against the country's communist rulers, a verdict the United States expressed deep concern over and called to be overturned. |
Feb 12, 2014: Committee To Protect Journalists: Vietnam Tightens the Squeeze on Its Bloggers
In mid-year, three prominent bloggers--Dinh Nhat Uy, Pham Viet Dao, and Truong Duy Nhat--were detained on accusations that their blogging had "abused democratic freedoms," a charge outlined in Article 258 of the penal code that carries a sentence of up to seven years in prison. After a one-day trial, Uy was sentenced in October to a 15-month suspended prison sentence and one year of house arrest. The other two bloggers were still held without formal charge in late 2013.
In mid-year, three prominent bloggers--Dinh Nhat Uy, Pham Viet Dao, and Truong Duy Nhat--were detained on accusations that their blogging had "abused democratic freedoms," a charge outlined in Article 258 of the penal code that carries a sentence of up to seven years in prison. After a one-day trial, Uy was sentenced in October to a 15-month suspended prison sentence and one year of house arrest. The other two bloggers were still held without formal charge in late 2013.
