by Defend the Defenders, April 14, 2015
Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security has proposed a draft decree which permits only police and army forces to use hidden equipment for filming and recording while journalists and ordinary people can use ordinary equipment, state media has reported.
The ministry said the move aims to protect the state secrets as well as people’s privacy.
According to the draft, journalists and civilians cannot use filming equipment under the guise of tools such as pencils and lighters.
The ministry said on its website that people still can use cameras and other tools such as smart phones for filming and recording.
The draft has given rise to concerns among journalists and local activists, who say the ban is intended to prevent them from doing their job in a repressive environment characterized by restrictions on the media.
Many bloggers and citizen journalists, who provide the only independently reported information in Vietnam, where the media is controlled by the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam, believe that the bill will prevent them from covering events and writing about abuses committed by authorities and infringements upon people’s rights.
Independent journalist and blogger Pham Chi told the Radio Free Asia that the ministry designed the draft bill because it fears the dramatic development of social media in Vietnam while freelance journalist Nguyen Thien Nhan said the police just want to make things more convenient for themselves but do not want people to record officers who carry out unlawful acts.
Vietnam is listed by Reporters Without Borders as one of the biggest enemies of Internet. The Paris-based organization ranked the Communist nation 175th out of 180 countries in its 2016 World Press Freedom Index.
During the first nine months of 2016, at least 19 bloggers and activists were put on trial and convicted in Vietnam, according to Human Rights Watch’s most recent annual review of human rights around the world.
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April 15, 2017
Only Army, Police Can Use Hidden Devices for Recording: Vietnam Ministry of Public Security
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
by Defend the Defenders, April 14, 2015
Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security has proposed a draft decree which permits only police and army forces to use hidden equipment for filming and recording while journalists and ordinary people can use ordinary equipment, state media has reported.
The ministry said the move aims to protect the state secrets as well as people’s privacy.
According to the draft, journalists and civilians cannot use filming equipment under the guise of tools such as pencils and lighters.
The ministry said on its website that people still can use cameras and other tools such as smart phones for filming and recording.
The draft has given rise to concerns among journalists and local activists, who say the ban is intended to prevent them from doing their job in a repressive environment characterized by restrictions on the media.
Many bloggers and citizen journalists, who provide the only independently reported information in Vietnam, where the media is controlled by the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam, believe that the bill will prevent them from covering events and writing about abuses committed by authorities and infringements upon people’s rights.
Independent journalist and blogger Pham Chi told the Radio Free Asia that the ministry designed the draft bill because it fears the dramatic development of social media in Vietnam while freelance journalist Nguyen Thien Nhan said the police just want to make things more convenient for themselves but do not want people to record officers who carry out unlawful acts.
Vietnam is listed by Reporters Without Borders as one of the biggest enemies of Internet. The Paris-based organization ranked the Communist nation 175th out of 180 countries in its 2016 World Press Freedom Index.
During the first nine months of 2016, at least 19 bloggers and activists were put on trial and convicted in Vietnam, according to Human Rights Watch’s most recent annual review of human rights around the world.