January 30, 2013
2013 WORLD PRESS FREEDOM INDEX – Asia-Pacific Area
Burmese spring an exception to decline in freedom of information in Asia Only three Asian countries are in the top 25 percent of the table, while 15 countries are among the bottom 45 places. Unsurprisingly, one-party authoritarian governments figure more than ever among the predators of press freedom and languish at the bottom end of […]
February 1, 2013
WORLD REPORT 2013 – Vietnam
by Defend the Defenders • 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 […]