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Vietnam: Overturn Activist Blogger’s Sentence
Human Rights Defender Punished for Expressing Her Views (New York, May 30, 2012) – Vietnamese authorities should void the conviction of blogger Ho Thi Bich Khuong, 44, and immediately free her, Human Rights Watch said today. The People’s Court of Nghe An is scheduled on May 30, 2012, to hear her appeal against her five-year…
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Reporters Without Borders in 2012 ranks Vietnam 172 out of 179 countries
http://en.rsf.org/press-freedom-index-2011-2012,1043.html
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Hanoi contemplates further restrictions on Internet freedom
In a new decree expected to replace the existing one, known as Ministerial Decree No. 97/2008/ND-CP, by June this year, the Ministry of Information and Communications proposes to: (1) forbid the use of a nickname in securing Internet services (for instance, one must use one’s real name on Facebook and on one’s blog); (2) protect…
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Viet Khang, Songwriter with a Conscience
Jailed for expressing his patriotic feelings Viet Khang, a songwriter currently detained by the public security police without charges, has quickly become the symbol and voice of conscience of the post-war generation of Vietnamese. His arrest has prompted a movement among Vietnamese artists and intellectuals in Vietnam and overseas calling for his immediate and unconditional…
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Police Brutality — reporters beaten on the job
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