October 22, 2014
RWB CALLS FOR THE RELEASE OF 27 JAILED VIETNAMESE BLOGGERS
RSF | Oct 20, 2014 Vietnam is the world’s second biggest prison for bloggers and cyber-dissidents, after China. Vietnam’s bloggers are a source of independently-reported news and information that is an alternative to the government media. They write about corruption, environmental problems and the country’s political developments. There have been several waves of arrests of […]
September 23, 2015
WELL-KNOWN BLOGGER FREED BUT 15 OTHER CITIZEN-JOURNALISTS STILL HELD
by Nhan Quyen • Bui Thi Minh Hang, Dang Xuan Dieu, Dinh Nguyen Kha, Ho Duc Hoa, Le Thanh Tung, Ngo Hao, Nguyen Cong Chinh (Nguyen Thanh Long), Nguyen Huu Vinh (Anh Ba Sam), Nguyen Ngoc Cuong, Nguyen Ngoc Gia, Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy, Nguyen Van Ly, Pham Minh Vu, Ta Phong Tan, Tran Anh Kim, Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, Tran Vu Anh Binh (Hoang Nhat Thong)
RSF | Sep 22, 2015 Reporters Without Borders is relieved by blogger Ta Phong Tan’s release after three years in prison on an anti-state propaganda charge but points out that 15 other citizen-journalists are still detained in Vietnam. A former policewoman held since 5 September 2011, Ta Phong Tan was released on 19 September and […]