by KTT, Nov 28, 2016
Vietnam has jailed 18 bloggers so far, including three sentenced this year, American Forbes Media LLC reported, citing the New York-based Human Rights Watch.
The detention has followed crackdowns on Internet freedom which was obviously seen during congresses of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the National Assembly, the country’s highest legislature, according to the news agency.
It noted that Vietnam was listed among five worst places for Internet freedom, having its own share of internet censorship.
In Freedom on the Net 2016 report released earlier this month, Freedom House, an international non-governmental organization working to defense human rights and promote democratic change all over the world, has rated Vietnam “not fee” in terms of internet freedom.
The organization placed Vietnam the 76th out of 88 countries in its Freedom on the Net 2016 ranking with 76 scores out of 100 for the country’s censorship during the year.
It reported that Vietnamese internet users tend to practice self-censorship because the government has an ever-changing and “unpredictable” list of banned topics, so they often stay away from controversial topics.
Facebook has been blocked on occasion, as have certain webpages. Threats can also be carried out offline, as 40 bloggers and rights activists were beaten by plains clothes police in 2015, according to Human Rights Watch.
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November 29, 2016
Vietnam Jails 18 Bloggers So Far: Forbes
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
by KTT, Nov 28, 2016
Vietnam has jailed 18 bloggers so far, including three sentenced this year, American Forbes Media LLC reported, citing the New York-based Human Rights Watch.
The detention has followed crackdowns on Internet freedom which was obviously seen during congresses of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the National Assembly, the country’s highest legislature, according to the news agency.
It noted that Vietnam was listed among five worst places for Internet freedom, having its own share of internet censorship.
In Freedom on the Net 2016 report released earlier this month, Freedom House, an international non-governmental organization working to defense human rights and promote democratic change all over the world, has rated Vietnam “not fee” in terms of internet freedom.
The organization placed Vietnam the 76th out of 88 countries in its Freedom on the Net 2016 ranking with 76 scores out of 100 for the country’s censorship during the year.
It reported that Vietnamese internet users tend to practice self-censorship because the government has an ever-changing and “unpredictable” list of banned topics, so they often stay away from controversial topics.
Facebook has been blocked on occasion, as have certain webpages. Threats can also be carried out offline, as 40 bloggers and rights activists were beaten by plains clothes police in 2015, according to Human Rights Watch.