UN rights office criticizes Vietnam ‘clampdown’ on media freedom
A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said Friday that the body was “deeply concerned” by Vietnam’s use of ill-defined laws to suppress media freedom.
Vietnam court jails journalists critical of state for spreading ‘propaganda’
A court in Vietnam on Tuesday sentenced three freelance journalists known for their criticism of government to between 11 and 15 years in prison, after finding them guilty of spreading anti-state propaganda.
As national congress approaches, Vietnam begins trial of dissident journalists
Jitters are setting in as the Vietnamese Communist Party prepares for the country’s paramount political event.
Facebook lets Vietnam’s cyberarmy target dissidents, rejecting a celebrity’s plea
Mai Khoi, the “Lady Gaga of Vietnam,” wants that country’s vigilante force kicked off Facebook. The company told her the group is well within its rules.
Journalist Truong Chau Huu Danh arrested in Vietnam
Vietnamese authorities should immediately release journalist Truong Chau Huu Danh and drop any pending charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Vietnam arrests popular Facebook user for “anti-state” posts
Police in Vietnam have arrested a well-known Facebook user over allegations of abusing democratic freedom and publishing posts against the state, state media reported on Thursday.
Vietnam writer jailed for 12 years over articles critical of government
A Vietnamese activist was jailed for 12 years Tuesday after writing articles critical of the government and posting them on his Facebook page, nearly a decade since being released from prison for a similar offence.
Facebook tracks ‘OceanLotus’ hackers to IT firm in Vietnam
Cybersecurity investigators at Facebook have traced a hacking group long suspected of spying on behalf of the Vietnamese government to an IT company in Ho Chi Minh City.
Tech giants accused of ‘industrial scale’ censorship in Vietnam
Hoping to preserve their access to a lucrative market, Facebook and YouTube have been increasingly willing to censor “anti-state” content.
Facebook, YouTube accused of complicity in Vietnam rights abuses
Amnesty International says 69 of the 170 ‘prisoners of conscience’ in Vietnam are in jail because of their online activism.
Facebook and YouTube accused of complicity in Vietnam repression
Amnesty report accuses sites of openly signalling they will bow to authoritarian regimes
Vietnam : Release dissident poet
Ex-political prisoner Tran Duc Thach again faces prison
Facebook’s self-defeating censorship in Vietnam
Social media giant habitually obliges regime’s censorship whims while looking away from the rising number of jailed ‘Facebookers’
Vietnam’s political prisoners ‘suffer inhumane treatment’
Jailed dissenters and political activists are often deprived of legal safeguards against torture
Facebook slammed for blocking government-critical posts in Vietnam
Press freedom group Reporters Without Borders on Friday night (Oct 31) accused Facebook of blocking posts in Vietnam containing links to German media articles critical of the government.
Facebook touts free speech. In Vietnam, it’s aiding in censorship
For months, Bui Van Thuan, a chemistry teacher turned crusading blogger in Vietnam, published one scathing Facebook post after another on a land dispute between villagers and the communist government.
How Japan’s labor trainee program hurts relations with Vietnam
f Japan intends to keep relations warm with Vietnam, the government needs to scrap the long-troubled TITP, which stands accused of enabling labor rights abuses.
‘Scorched earth’: Vietnam arrests leading dissident activist and blogger
The late night arrest of the activist and writer Pham Doan Trang followed an annual human rights dialogue with U.S. officials.
Viet Nam : Human rights champion arrested, at grave risk of torture
Responding to the arrest of Pham Doan Trang, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Campaigns, Ming Yu Hah, said :
Pham Doan Trang : Vietnam arrests leading pro-democracy blogger
Vietnam has arrested a prominent dissident writer and blogger just hours after holding talks with the United States on human rights.
Vietnam arrests leading democracy activist after US rights talks
Vietnam accused of ‘scorched earth’ approach to dissent after late night arrest of Pham Doan Trang at her home in Ho Chi Minh City.
Censorship fears grow in Vietnam as cybersecurity law looms
As Vietnam prepares for its National Congress in January – a time known for clampdowns of government critics – it is also rolling out a controversial cybersecurity bill.
Vietnam land dispute trial terminates in guilty verdicts
After earlier signs of leniency, the Vietnamese authorities used the Dong Tam trial to send a strong message.
Dong Tam case: Two sentenced to death in Vietnam over police killings
A court in Vietnam has sentenced two brothers to death for their role in the killing of three policemen in a notorious land dispute in January.
The assault on Vietnam’s Hien Phap group
The message of the ‘Constitution Group’ is one well-trod by dissidents living under dictatorships
Vietnam begins trial of 29 Villagers in deadly land dispute
A Vietnamese court on Monday began the trial of 29 villagers accused of involvement in a deadly clash with police over a land dispute, state media reported.