Vietnam : Quash verdict against democracy campaigner
The Vietnamese government should annul the politically motivated verdict against the democracy activist Duong Van Thai and release him immediately, Human Rights Watch said today. On October 30, 2024, a Hanoi court convicted Duong Van Thai of issuing propaganda against the state…
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The Communist Party has a strong hold on the media and the state controls all print and broadcast outlets.
Vietnam : Journalist sentenced to seven years for ‘anti-state’ propaganda
Journalist and democracy campaigner Nguyen Vu Binh was sentenced to seven years in prison on charges of propaganda against the state on September 10. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly condemns the jailing and urges the Vietnamese authorities to…
Vietnam : free journalist arrested for dissent
Blogger Nguyen Vu Binh prosecuted for promoting rights, democracy
Vietnam retools its propaganda strategy for the social media age
Vietnam’s attempts to change its social media approach are complicated by tight controls and the public’s low trust in government messages
Vietnam : IPI calls for immediate release of journalist Truong Huy San
The IPI global network calls upon the Vietnamese government to immediately release the prominent journalist and commentator Truong Huy San (also known by his pen names Huy Duc and Osin), who was detained on June 1, 2024, on unfounded charges…
Vietnam : free prominent journalist
Blogger Huy Duc arrested amid escalating crackdown on rights
Vietnam arrests prominent journalist for Facebook posts
Truong Huy San was accused of “abusing democratic freedoms,” a charge that rights groups say has been frequently used against critics of the government.
Vietnam : RSF calls for the release of ailing journalist deprived of medical care
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges the Vietnamese regime to release independent journalist Le Huu Minh Tuan who has been in a critical condition as recently stated by his family member.
Tuoi Tre Online expected to remain strong in in-depth reporting
Emmanuelle Charrier, counselor of cooperation and cultural activities and director of the French Institute in Vietnam, expressed high expectations for the Vietnamese online version of Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on its 20th anniversary. Her statement was translated and edited by Tuoi Tre News.
RSF makes German newspaper taz accessible again in Vietnam
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) recently used its mirror site technology « Operation Collateral Freedom » to restore online access to the German newspaper taz, which had presumably been blocked by the Vietnamese regime.
Journalism in Vietnam : walking the tightrope between communism and capitalism
Media and journalism in Vietnam are facing a challenge when it comes to publishing stories about the government. On the one hand, the single-party government has absolute power to control the news outlets’ publications. On the other hand, the media…
Vietnam : Anti-corruption journalist kidnapped in Thailand charged for “propaganda against state”
Three months after anti-corruption journalist Duong Van Thai’s kidnapping in Thailand, the Vietnamese regime has officially charged him with « propaganda against the state ». Reporters Without Borders (RSF) denounces the absurdity of this accusation and calls for his immediate release.
Vietnam suspends online magazine owned by top tech group after probe
Popular online magazine Zing News, ultimately owned by one of the country’s top digital groups, VNG Corp, said on Thursday it had to suspend publications for three months after a government investigation.
Vietnam sentences dissident journalist to 6 years in prison
Nguyen Lan Thang’s imprisonment is the latest sign of a severe tightening of the political space by the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam.
Tim Page, legendary Vietnam War photographer, dies at 78
Tim Page, legendary Vietnam War photographer and counter-culture figure, has died from cancer at home in the hills of Bellingen in the Mid North Coast of NSW on August 24. He was 78 years old.
Tim Page, Vietnam War photographer, dies at 78
British photographer Tim Page, one of the pre-eminent photographers of the Vietnam War, died at 78 on Wednesday at his home in New South Wales, Australia.
Journalist Do Cong Duong dies in prison in Vietnam
In response to news reports that Vietnamese journalist Do Cong Duong, who was imprisoned on anti-state charges, died on August 2, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement :
Pham Doan Trang, Vietnam : international press freedom awards
CPJ is honored to present its 2022 International Press Freedom Award to Vietnamese journalist Pham Doan Trang.
Behind Vietnam’s anti-fake news decree, a campaign against dissent
Like what a number of Southeast Asian countries have done, Vietnam takes advantage of public clamor for fighting fake news about COVID-19 to ratchet up state control on the flow of information on other aspects of public life
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Reporters jailed for extorting money from businesses
Four journalists in central Vietnam have been sent to prison for extorting more than VND260 million ($11,500) from businesses by uncovering wrongdoing on their part and blackmailing them.
Independent TV journalist sentenced to five years in prison in Vietnam
Le Trong Hung, a Vietnamese journalist who often covered corruption for the independent social media TV news channel he helped to found, was sentenced today to five years in prison on a charge of “anti-state propaganda.” Reporters Without Borders (RSF)…
Vietnam’s Annus Horribilis for Human Rights
Today’s conviction and imprisonment of human rights defender Pham Doan Trang is part of a concerted crackdown on dissent.
Woman sentenced to nine years in jail for anti-State activities
The Hanoi People’s Court sencented Pham Thi Doan Trang, 43, residing in the capital city’s Dong Da district to nine years in prison for the charge of “conducting propaganda against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam” in accordance…
Vietnam jails its ‘most famous activist’ for nine years
Pham Doan Trang, a Vietnamese activist known for her writing on women’s empowerment and environmental issues, was sentenced to nine years in prison Tuesday for disseminating anti-state propaganda. It was the latest crackdown on dissent in the Southeast Asian country…