November 8, 2014
Catholic blogger, assistant indicted for critical essays on Vietnam
Miko Morelos | Friday, Nov 07, 2014 Vietnamese authorities have charged a Catholic blogger and his assistant who have been placed under detention for more than six month after publishing critical essays against the government. The blogger Nguyen Huu Vinh, 58, and his assistant Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy, 34, had been indicted by State prosecutors […]
December 3, 2014
ANOTHER BLOGGER ARRESTED FOR “ABUSING DEMOCRATIC FREEDOMS”
by Nhan Quyen • Dinh Nhat Uy, Hong Le Tho (Nguoi Lot Gach), Nguyen Huu Vinh (Anh Ba Sam), Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy, Pham Viet Dao, Truong Duy Nhat
RSF | 2/12/2014 Hong Le Tho was arrested on 29 November for posting an article critical of the ruling Communist Party on his blog “Nguoi Lot Gach” (“brick-layer”), which dealt mainly with political issues. The authorities seized his laptop, his mobile phone and USB flash drive, and closed the blog shortly after his arrest (see […]