June 16, 2013

Blogger Pham Viet Dao attends a conference on social media in Hanoi

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Blogger Pham Viet Dao attends a conference on social media in Hanoi, December 24, 2012. Vietnamese police have arrested Dao for posting anti-government comments online, according to authorities, the latest in a crackdown on critics of the country’s Communist rulers. Dao, 61, was arrested on June 13, 2013 at his Hanoi home and accused of breaching a law prohibiting “abuse of democratic freedom” and “infringements against the state”, according to the Ministry of Public Security. Picture taken December 24, 2012. REUTERS/Nguyen Lan Thang (VIETNAM – Tags: POLITICS CRIME) – RTX10NUL