November 4, 2012
Imprisonment of musicians a new low for freedom of expression
Paris-Bangkok, 2 November 2012. The trial and harsh sentencing of two musicians on charges of “anti-State propaganda” under Article 88 of the Penal Code is the latest example of Vietnam’s escalating assault on freedom of expression and its blatant violation of international human rights law, said the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its […]
November 6, 2012
VIETNAM: Two songwriters convicted for ‘anti-state propaganda’
by Defend the Defenders • Tran Vu Anh Binh (Hoang Nhat Thong), Viet Khang (Vo Minh Tri)
RAN 70/12 – 31 October 2012 – The Writers in Prison Committee of PEN International is appalled by the sentences handed down to songwriters Vo Minh Tri and Tran Vu Anh Binh who were sentenced to four and six yeas in prison respectively, for conducting ‘anti-state propaganda’ via their critical songs posted on the internet. PEN […]