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March 12, 2013

4 Signs the Vietnamese Government Is Crushing the Country’s ‘Social Media Revolution’

by • 22 Phu Yen, Hoang Khuong (Nguyen Van Khuong), Le Quoc Quan, Nguyen Phuong Uyen

Vietnamese students surf the Internet at a cafe in Hanoi March 18, 2004. (Reuters) DANA WAGNER – Dana Wagner is a migration-policy consultant based in Hanoi. The Communist Party has responded to the growth of anti-state blogging with a disturbing crackdown. MAR 11 2013, 1:04 PM ET – After more than a year in pre-trial […]

February 8, 2013

Vietnam jails activists for subversion amid crackdown on dissidents

by • 22 Phu Yen, Le Quoc Quan, Phan Van Thu (Tran Cong)

Pro-democracy activists convicted of trying to overthrow communist government, sparking human rights concerns. Reuters in Bangkok guardian.co.uk, Monday 4 February 2013 09.43 GMT Vietnamese activists jailed – Phan Van Thu, centre, and affiliates have been handed lengthy jail terms for subversion. Photograph: Vietnam News Agency/AFP/Getty A court in Vietnam has sentenced a man to life in prison and […]

February 1, 2013

WORLD REPORT 2013 – Vietnam

by • 17 Catholic youths, 22 Phu Yen, Bui Van Tham, Dinh Dang Dinh, Dinh Van Nhuong, Do Van Hoa, Le Thanh Tung, Nguyen Van Thanh (Nghe An), Nguyen Van Tu, Nguyen Van Tuan, Phan Ngoc Tuan, Vo Thi Thu Thuy

The Vietnam government systematically suppresses freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly, and persecutes those who question government policies, expose official corruption, or call for democratic alternatives to one-party rule. Police harass and intimidate activists and their family members. Authorities arbitrarily arrest activists, hold them incommunicado for long periods without access to legal counsel or […]