CPJ condemns harsh prison sentences handed to 5 journalists in Vietnam
Vietnamese authorities should immediately release five journalists recently sentenced to prison terms for alleged anti-state crimes, and cease persecuting members of the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Vietnam jails five journalists for ‘anti-state’ Facebook posts
Journalists found guilty of ‘abusing democratic rights and freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the state’.
Vietnam : Immediately release independent journalist and human rights defender Pham Doan Trang
Ahead of her upcoming trial on 4 November, the undersigned 28 human rights and freedom of expression organizations today condemn the ongoing arbitrary detention of independent journalist and woman human rights defender Pham Doan Trang.
Long weekend becomes 9 week lockdown for AP Vietnam reporter
I wake up as the loudspeaker outside my window starts the community broadcast at 7 a.m. I try to recall the date. Vietnam’s pandemic lockdown has been so long I’ve lost my sense of time. I now count by weeks.
Vietnam sentences journalist Pham Chi Thanh to 5.5 years in prison
Vietnamese authorities should release journalist Pham Chi Thanh immediately and unconditionally, and cease imprisoning members of the press for their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Vietnam : EU Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) denounces activists’ arrests
The EU Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) set up under Chapter 13 of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) received from VCHR and FIDH, a member of the EU DAG, a concerning report of the arrest, announced on 2nd July 2021 by Security…
Independent journalist Dung Le Van arrested in Vietnam after weeks in hiding
Vietnamese authorities should immediately release journalist Dung Le Van and drop any charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Vietnam jails high-profile journalist
Hanoi has sentenced the pro-democracy activist to prison followed by house arrest. The 69-year-old is the latest in a slew of journalists to be jailed for disseminating « anti-state propaganda. »
Vietnam War photographer receives National Medal of Arts from Trump
Nick Ut has been honored with the U.S. National Medal of Arts award for his iconic Vietnam War photo, ‘Napalm Girl’.
Journalist and Vietnam author Neil Sheehan dies aged 84
Sheehan was the first to obtain the Pentagon Papers, a massive history of US involvement in Vietnam
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.
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.
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’s 29-yo business newspaper announces dissolution
Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Vietnam Economic Times), a leading business newspaper in the Southeast Asian country, formally suspended its operations on Wednesday after having served readers for nearly three decades.
Vietnam, where independent media is outlawed, opens press museum
Undeterred by its dismal ranking in media freedom and grim reputation for jailing reporters who stray from the government line, Vietnam has launched a museum dedicated to the open press.
Vietnam: Crackdown on peaceful dissent intensifies
New wave of arrests ahead of the 13th party congress
Journalist Le Huu Minh Tuan arrested on anti-state charge in Vietnam
Vietnamese authorities should immediately release journalist Le Huu Minh Tuan and drop the charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalist said today.
Online newspaper in Ho Chi Minh City suspended for publishing false information
Press authorities in Vietnam have shut down the digital version of a newspaper for running stories that contained untruthful information.
Viet Nam News suspends daily print newspaper after reporter catches COVID-19
The editorial board of Viet Nam News, the English-language newspaper of the official Vietnam News Agency, has announced it will suspend its daily print edition for 16 days after a reporter in Hanoi had been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).